The time course of serum malondialdehyde levels in burned humans
Bekir Atik 1 * , Önder Tan 1, Haluk Dülger 2, Burhan Köseoğlu 3, Mehmet Bekerecioğlu 4
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1 Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Van, Turkey2 Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Van, Turkey3 Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Van, Turkey4 Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gaziantep, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Burn injury is accompanied by complex pathophysiological alterations that exert deleterious effects on various organ systems (1). Inflammatory shock mediators that are implicated in the pathogenesis of burn shock include histamine, serotonin, kinins, oxygen free radicals (OFR), prostaglandins, thromboxane and interleukins (2).

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Article Type: Case Report

EUR J GEN MED, Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2004, 26-27

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82162

Publication date: 15 Jan 2004

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