Changes in brain glutathione levels during postnatal development in the rat

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 238-241

  Nanda, Devika ^a   Tolputt, Joanna ^a   Collard, Keith J ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b St Loye's Sch of Occup Therapy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cerebellum; Cortex; Developmental; Glutathione

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN LEVEL; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; LIVER LEVEL; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029764324     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(96)80016-2     Document Type: Article

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