Microassay of superoxide anion scavenging activity in vitro

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-68

  Laight, David W ^a   Andrews, Tara J ^a   Haj Yehia, Abdullah I ^b   Carrier, Martin J ^a   Änggård, Erik E ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Superoxide anion; Superoxide dismutase; TEMPO; Tiron

Indexed keywords

HYPOXANTHINE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TEMPONE; TIRON; XANTHINE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030934080     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(96)00143-3     Document Type: Article

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