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δ-ALA-D activity is a reliable marker for oxidative stress in bone marrow transplant patients

Thissiane L Gonçalves1,2, Dalila M Benvegnú2, Gabriela Bonfanti2, Andressa V Frediani1 and João BT Rocha1*

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1 Departamento de Química, CCNE, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, R.S., Brazil

2 Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, CCS, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

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BMC Cancer 2009, 9:138 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-9-138

Published: 8 May 2009

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Panel 1. correlation between biochemical estimations for all groups. A: estimations before CR; B: estimations during CR; C: estimations on day 10 after BMT; D: estimations on day 20 after BMT. CR: conditioning regimen; BMT: bone marrow transplantation; TBARS: thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances; VIT C: vitamin C; CAT: catalase; SOD: superoxide dismutase; P-SH: protein thiol groups; NP-SH: non protein thiol groups; δ-ALA-D: δ-aminolevulinate dehydratase; n.s.: no significant. *Significantly different.

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