Oxidative stress does not appear to be involved in the aetiology of Friedreich's ataxia

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 131-137

  MacEvilly, Conor J ^a   Muller, David P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Friedreich's ataxia; Lipid peroxidation; Neural fractions; Neural tissues; Oxidative stress; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ARTICLE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0031437930     PISSN: 09226028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/rnn-1997-11303     Document Type: Article

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