Glucocorticoids may alter antioxidant enzyme capacity in the brain: Baseline studies

Brain Research

Volumn 791, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 209-214

  McIntosh, Laura J ^a   Hong, Kay E ^a   Sapolsky, Robert M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalase; Cortex; Glucocorticoid; Glutathione peroxidase; Hippocampus; Kainic acid; Liver; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BASAL METABOLISM; BRAIN; CATALASE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0032571792     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00115-2     Document Type: Article

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