Role of metallothionein and other antioxidants in scavenging superoxide radicals and their possible role in neuroprotection

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-152

  Hussain, Saber ^a,d   Slikker Jr , William ^b   Ali, Syed F ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; BRAIN PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; METALLOTHIONEIN; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NITRITE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

ANIMALIA; LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0030222319     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-0186(95)00114-X     Document Type: Article

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