Increased manganese-superoxide dismutase activity in postmortem brain from neuroleptic-treated psychotic patients

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 230-232

  Loven, Dean P ^a   James, J Frank ^a   Biggs, Lisa ^a   Little, Karley Y ^b,c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Ann Arbor Veterans Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

antipsychotics; free radicals; postmortem; Psychosis; superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; MANGANESE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS;

EID: 0030574557     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00669-9     Document Type: Article

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