Levels of superoxide dismutase and malondialdehyde in primary spontaneous pneumothorax

• Main Authors: Erhan Tabakoglu (Author), Senturk Ciftci (Author), Osman Nuri Hatipoglu (Author), Gündeniz Altıay (Author), Tuncay Caglar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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THE aim of the present study is to determine whether patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) are subject to oxidative stress. For this purpose, we measured the activities of red blood cell superoxide dismutase, which is an antioxidant enzyme, and the level of plasma malondialdehyde, whi...