2,2′-azino-bis-(3- ethylbenzothiozoline-6-sulfonic acid)

Ascorbate free radical

adenosine 5′-monophosphate

adenosine 5′-triphosphate

adenosine 5′-triphosphatase

cupric ion reducing antioxidant activity

2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl

5,5′-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid)

ferric reducing/antioxidant power

glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase

glutathione peroxidase

glutathione-S-transferase

oxidized and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

oxidized and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate

sodium potassium ATPase

phosphate buffered saline

plasma membrane redox system

pentose phosphate pathway

packed red blood cells

Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase