Biochemical and physiological evidence that carnosine is an endogenous neuroprotector against free radicals

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-271

  Boldyrev, A A ^a   Stvolinsky, S L ^b   Tyulina, O V ^a   Koshelev, V B ^a   Hori, N ^c   Carpenter, D O ^c  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b RESEARCH CENTER OF NEUROLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anserine; brain; carnosine; homocarnosine; ischemia; K ATPase; Na; tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ANSERINE; CARNOSINE; FREE RADICAL; HOMOCARNOSINE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN SLICE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030892429     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026374114314     Document Type: Article

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