An analysis of the intracerebral ability to eliminate a nitroxide radical in the rat after administration of idebenone by an in vivo rapid scan electron spin resonance spectrometer

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology, and Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 247-250

  Yokoyama, Hidekatsu ^a   Tsuchihashi, Nobuaki ^b   Ogata, Tateaki ^c   Hiramatsu, Midori ^a   Mori, Norio ^d  

^a Yamagata Technopolis Foundation   (Japan)

^b FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Free radical; Idebenone; In vivo electron spin resonance; Nitroxide radical; Rapid scan

Indexed keywords

IDEBENONE; NITROXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HALF LIFE TIME; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BENZOQUINONES; BRAIN; CYCLIC N-OXIDES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; HALF-LIFE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PYRROLIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030423272     PISSN: 13528661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01772013     Document Type: Article

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