Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (PHGPx) in rat testis nuclei is bound to chromatin

Biochemical and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 118-124

  Godeas, Cristiana ^a   Tramer, Federica ^a   Micali, Fulvio ^a   Roveri, Antonella ^b   Maiorino, Matilde ^b   Nisii, Carla ^b   Sandri, Gabriella ^a   Panfili, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROPEROXIDE; PHOSPHOLIPID; SELENIUM; THIOL OXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEROXIDATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS;

EID: 0030450379     PISSN: 10773150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1996.0076     Document Type: Article

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