Determination of Glutathione Peroxidase Activity and its Contribution to Hydrogen Peroxide Removal in Erythrocytes

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 233-237

  Wakimoto, Masahiro ^a   Masuoka, Noriyoshi ^a   Nakano, Taku ^b   Ubuka, Toshihiko ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acatalasemic mouse; Erythrocyte; Glutathione peroxidase; Hydrogen peroxide; Takahara disease

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; C3H MOUSE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOUSE; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; METHODS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032176028     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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