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SUBMITTER: Sirivarasai J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4352505 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sirivarasai Jintana J Kaojarern Sukhumpun S Chanprasertyothin Suwannee S Panpunuan Pachara P Petchpoung Krittaya K Tatsaneeyapant Aninthita A Yoovathaworn Krongtong K Sura Thunyachai T Kaojarern Sming S Sritara Piyamit P
BioMed research international 20150222
Lead has been linked to the development of hypertension via oxidative stress. Catalase plays an important role in the disposal of hydrogen peroxide in erythrocyte and its activity was determined by CAT gene. The aims of this study were to investigate (1) the association between blood levels of antioxidant markers such as catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, oxidative stress-marker (malondialdehyde), and blood lead level and (2) the influence of genetic polymorphis ...[more]