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Research Article

Oxidative Stress in Erythrocytes from Premature and Full-term Infants During their First 72 h of Life

Julio J. Ochoa Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INYTA), Granada, Spain
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M. Carmen Ramirez-Tortosa Department of Physiology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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José L. Quiles Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Narcisa Palomino Neonatal Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Universitary Hospital "Virgen de las Nieves", Granada, Spain
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Rafael Robles Neonatal Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Universitary Hospital "Virgen de las Nieves", Granada, Spain
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José Mataix Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INYTA), Granada, Spain
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Jesús R. Huertas Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INYTA), Granada, Spain
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Pages 317-322 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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