Increased oxidative stress associated with the severity of the liver disease in various forms of hepatitis B virus infection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Oxidative stress can be defined as an increase in oxidants and/or a decrease in antioxidant capacity. There is limited information about the oxidative status in subjects with hepatitis B virus infection. We aimed to evaluate the oxid...

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Main Authors: Aslan Mehmet, Horoz Mehmet, Bolukbas Fusun, Bolukbas Cengiz, Celik Hakim, Erel Ozcan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/5/95