Biochemical aspects of cellular antioxidant systems

Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-182

  Fernandez, Virginia ^a   Videla, Luis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antioxidant defense mechanism; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; FREE RADICALS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDASES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0029991725     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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