Reactive oxygen metabolites can be used to differentiate malignant and non-malignant pleural efffusions

<b>Objective</b> : Increase in reactive oxygen metabolites (ROM) and free radicals is an important cause of cell injury. In this study, we investigated whether determination of ROM in pleural fluids of patients with malignant and non-malignant pleural effusions can be used as a tumor mar...

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Main Authors: Cobanoglu Ufuk, Sayir Fuat, Mergan Duygu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2010;volume=5;issue=3;spage=140;epage=144;aulast=Cobanoglu