Modifications on antioxidant capacity and lipid peroxidation in mice under fraxetin treatment

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-52

  Martín Aragón, Sagrario ^a   Benedí, Juana M ^a   Villar, Angel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; FRAXETIN; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STRESS; SUPERNATANT;

EID: 0031028078     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1997.tb06751.x     Document Type: Article

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