Critical evaluation of the use of hydroethidine as a measure of superoxide anion radical

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 826-831

  Benov, Ludmil ^a   Sztejnberg, Laura ^a   Fridovich, Irwin ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection of; Dihydroethidium; Ethidium; Free radical; Hydroethidine; Reduction of; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

ETHIDIUM; SUPEROXIDE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUOROMETRY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACRIDINES; ANIONS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHIDIUM; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENANTHRIDINES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032211437     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(98)00163-4     Document Type: Article

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