Antioxidant systems in Schistosoma mansoni: Correlation between susceptibility to oxidant killing and the levels of scavengers of hydrogen peroxide and oxygen free radicals

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 661-666

  Mkoji, G M ^a   Smith, J M ^a   Prichard, R K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adults; antioxidants; cytochrome c peroxidase; free radicals; glutathione cycle; hydrogen peroxide; oxidants; Schistosoma mansoni; schistosomula; Superoxide dismutase; susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYTOCHROME C PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMULUM; TREMATODE;

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LARVA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SUPEROXIDES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0023718663     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(88)90101-4     Document Type: Article

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