Production of OH-radical-type oxidant by lucigenin

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 9-14

  Heiser, Ingrid ^a   Muhr, Angelika ^a   Elstner, Erich F ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lucigenin; NAD(P)H reductase; OH radical; Paraquat; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031888453     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1998-1-204     Document Type: Article

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