Age-Related Changes in Antioxidant Enzyme Activities in the Small Intestine and Liver from Wistar Rats

Experimental Animals

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 247-252

  Jang, InSurk ^a   Jung, KeunKi ^b   Cho, JungSik ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age; Antioxidant enzymes; Intestine; Liver; Rats

Indexed keywords

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; MUCOSA; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE; WISTAR RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INTESTINE, SMALL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0032177074     PISSN: 13411357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1538/expanim.47.247     Document Type: Article

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