Temitope Ogunleye

Respiratory Burst Enzymes and Oxidant-antioxidant Status in Nigerian Children with Sickle Cell Disease

Ayodele Adelakun, Olumide Ajani, Temitope Ogunleye, Elizabeth Disu, Ayokulehin Kosoko & Ganiyu Arinola · Biotechnology Journal International · 2014

Aim: To measure respiratory burst enzymes, pro-oxidants, antioxidants and red cell indices in Nigerian children with sickle cell disease (HbSS) below five years of age and compared with apparently healthy children with normal haemoglobin (HbAA). Method: A total of 45 subjects wer...