Spermine partially normalizes in vivo antioxidant defense potential in certain brain regions in transiently hypoperfused rat brain

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1497-1503

  Farbiszewski, R ^a   Bielawska, A ^a   Szymanska, M ^a   Skrzydlewska, E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

antioxidant enzymes; brain regions; glutathione; hypoperfusion reperfusion; Spermine

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; SPERMINE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN PERFUSION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; CAROTID ARTERIES; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONSTRICTION; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030447372     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02533097     Document Type: Article

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