Abstract
Reactive oxygen intermediates are thought to be involved in both the illness and parasite destruction during malaria. We measured innately increased reactive oxygen intermediate production in Gabonese children with severe malaria and anaemia.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Letter
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anemia / etiology
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Anemia / metabolism*
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Child
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Female
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Gabon
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Humans
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Luminescent Measurements
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Malaria, Falciparum / complications
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Malaria, Falciparum / metabolism*
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Male
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Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism*
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism
Substances
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Reactive Oxygen Species
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha