Oxidation of vitamin E, vitamin C, and thiols in rat brain synaptosomes by peroxynitrite

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 579-586

  Vatassery, Govind T ^a,b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

antioxidants; oxidation; peroxynitrite; synaptosomes; thiol; vitamin C; vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID; CATALASE; MANNITOL; PEROXIDE; PEROXYNITRITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTOSOME;

EID: 0030011843     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(96)00309-7     Document Type: Article

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