Bioluminescence as a possible auxiliary oxygen detoxifying mechanism in elaterid larvae

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 767-777

  Barros, Marcelo P ^a   Bechara, Etelvino J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Catalase; Elateridae; Free radicals; Luciferase; Oxidative stress; Pyrearinus termitilluminans; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COLEOPTERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPEROXIA; HYPOXIA; LARVA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FIREFLY LUCIFERIN; LARVA; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; ELATERIDAE; PYREARINUS TERMITILLUMINANS;

EID: 0032521119     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(97)00335-3     Document Type: Article

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