The Indoleamine Melatonin As a Free Radical Scavenger, Electron Donor, and Antioxidant: In Vitro and in Vivo Studies

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 398, Issue , 1996, Pages 307-313

  Reiter, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; MELATONIN; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; MELATONIN;

EID: 0030332540     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0381-7_48     Document Type: Article

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