Lysosomal membrane stabilization by α-tocopherol against the damaging action of Vipera russelli venom phospholipase A2

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 152-155

  Mukherjee, A K ^a   Ghosal, S K ^b   Maity, C R ^a  

^a BURDWAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

Membrane stabilization; Phospholipase A2; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SNAKE VENOM;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HYDROLYSIS; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; DIET; FEMALE; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; LYSOSOMES; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RUSSELL'S VIPER; VIPER VENOMS; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA; PANTHEROPHIS OBSOLETUS; SERPENTES; VIPER; VIPERA RUSSELLI;

EID: 0030759238     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000586     Document Type: Article

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