Female hormones act as natural antioxidants - A survey of our research

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 701-710

  Yagi, Kunio ^a  

^a Institute of Physical and Chemical Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYESTRADIOL; 2-HYDROXYESTRADIOL; ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHOL ESTROGEN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LIPID PEROXIDE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MENOPAUSE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOUSE; OVARIECTOMY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RAT; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTROGENS, CATECHOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPID PEROXIDES; LIVER; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIECTOMY; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS;

EID: 0031311784     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.1997_4372     Document Type: Review

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