Association of gamma-glutamyl transferase activity with coronary risk factors
EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY, vol.18, no.3, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 18 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2013
- Journal Name: EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
- Keywords: Atherosclerosis, Gamma-glutamyl transferase, Risk factors, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, HEART-DISEASE, OXIDATIVE STRESS, ARTERY-DISEASE, SERUM, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, INFLAMMATION, EVENTS, MARKER
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The association of gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) activity with oxidative processes, which play an important role in atherogenesis, has been demonstrated in clinical studies.