The antioxidative activity of the mucoregulatory agents: Ambroxol, bromhexine and N-acetyl-L-cysteine. A pulse radiolysis study

Life Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1141-1147

  Felix, Klaus ^a,b   Pairet, Michel ^c   Zimmermann, Rainer ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ambroxol; bromhexine; N acetyl L cysteine; pulse radiolysis; reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMBROXOL; BROMHEXINE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; INFLAMMATION; LUNG INJURY; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PULSE RADIOLYSIS;

LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0030606798     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(96)00431-6     Document Type: Article

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