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Investigation of oxidant and antioxidant pathway changes in acute rheumatic fever

Abdurrahman UnerDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Van, Turkey.
, MD,
Ertan SalDepartment of Pediatrics, Van, Turkey.
, MD,
Murat DoğanDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Medicine School of Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD,
Fatih M. SanliDepartment of Pediatrics, Van, Turkey.
, MD,
Mehmet AcikgozDepartment of Pediatrics, Van, Turkey.
, MD,
Mustafa CemekDepartment of Chemistry (Biochemistry Division), Faculty of Science, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey.
, MD,
Erdal PekerDepartment of Pediatrics, Van, Turkey.
, MD &
Eren CaganDepartment of Pediatrics, Van, Turkey.
, MD show all
Pages 53-57 | Received 16 Jul 2009, Accepted 14 Oct 2009, Published online: 23 May 2017

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