Estrogen-dependent modulation of rat brain ascorbate levels and ischemia-induced ascorbate loss

Brain Research

Volumn 803, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 105-113

  Kume Kick, June ^a   Rice, Margaret E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Estrous; GSH; Ovariectomy; Oxidative stress; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GLUTATHIONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; GENDER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; PROESTRUS; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032563688     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00628-3     Document Type: Article

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