Brugia malayi: Resistance of cuticular lipids to oxidant-induced damage and detection of α-tocopherol in the neutral lipid fraction

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-110

  Smith, Vincent P ^a   Selkirk, Murray E ^a   Gounaris, Kleoniki ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; MEMBRANE LIPID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RESPIRATORY BURST;

ANIMALIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; NEMATODA;

EID: 0031904162     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1998.4209     Document Type: Article

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