Effect of the antioxidant action of Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761) on aging and oxidative stress

Journal of the American Aging Association

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 141-149

  Droy Lefaix, M T ^a  

^a IPSEN   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidants; Ginkgo biloba extract; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; OXYGEN RADICAL; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; AGING; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN PROTECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REPERFUSION INJURY; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; RETINA PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY;

EID: 0031545460     PISSN: 01619152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11357-997-0013-1     Document Type: Article

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