A Selective Increase in Particulate Superoxide Dismutase Activity in Parkinsonian Substantia Nigra

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 692-697

  Saggu, H ^a   Cooksey, J ^a   Dexter, D ^a   Wells, F R ^b   Lees, A ^a   Jenner, P ^a   Marsden, C D ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b National Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free radicals; Mitochondria; Parkinson's disease; Substantia nigra; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AUTOPSY; CELL DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

AGED; CEREBELLUM; CYTOSOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024321178     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1989.tb11759.x     Document Type: Article

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