Iron, selenium and glutathione peroxidase activity are elevated in sporadic motor neuron disease

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 87-90

  Ince, P G ^a   Shaw, P J ^b   Candy, J M ^a   Mantle, D ^b   Tandon, L ^c   Ehmann, W D ^c   Markesbery, W R ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Free radical; Glutathione peroxidase; Iron; Motor neuron disease; Neurodegenerative disease; Selenium; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; IRON; SELENIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMAN; IRON; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SELENIUM; SPINAL CORD; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027984081     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90213-5     Document Type: Article

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