The time course of serum malondialdehyde levels in burned humans
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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, Turkey
2 Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Van, Turkey
3 Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Van, Turkey
4 Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gaziantep, Turkey
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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

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

Eur J Gen Med, 2004 - Volume 1 Issue 1, pp. 26-27

Publication date: 15 Jan 2004

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