Cysteine-induced enhancement of lipid peroxidation in Substantia nigra: Comparative effect with exogenous administration of reduced glutathione

Drugs under Experimental and Clinical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-31

  Calabrese, V ^a   Ragusa, N ^a   Antico, A ^a   Mangiameli, S ^a   Rizza, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYSTEINE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; OXYGEN; PEROXIDASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOL; THIOL GROUP;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARKINSON DISEASE; RAT; STROKE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFHYDRYL REAGENTS;

EID: 0030973759     PISSN: 03786501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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