Oxidative toxicity in models of neurodegeneration: Responses to melatonin

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 135-142

  Reiter, Russel J ^a   Garcia, Joaquin J ^a   Pie, Juan ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Antioxidant; Free radicals; Ischemia reperfusion; Lipid peroxidation; Melatonin; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CYANIDE; CYSTEINE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; PEROXYNITRITE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 0031870324     PISSN: 09226028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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