Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The oxidative stress is supposed to be key factor in multiple diseases.The aim of the study was to examine the effects of excessive GH secretion on the blood antioxidant system: total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of plasma; superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase activities (CAT); ceruloplasmin (CP); non-protein thiol (NT), and level of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS).Materials: Eleven patients with acti...