Increased cerebrospinal fluid and plasma levels of ultraweak chemiluminescence are associated with changes in the thiol pool and lipid-soluble fluorescence in multiple sclerosis: The pathogenic role of oxidative stress

Drugs under Experimental and Clinical Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 125-131

  Calabrese, V ^a   Bella, R ^b   Testa, D ^b   Spadaro, F ^b   Scrofani, A ^b   Rizza, V ^b   Pennisi, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOL; THIOL GROUP;

ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CASE REPORT; CELL DAMAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ADULT; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; FLUORESCENCE; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031739084     PISSN: 03786501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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