Alteration of free radical metabolism in the brain of mice infected with scrapie agent

Free Radical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 499-507

  Lee, Dong W ^a   Sohn, Hyung O ^a   Lim, Heung B ^a   Lee, Young G ^a   Kim, Yong S ^b   Carp, R I ^c   Wisniewski, H M ^c  

^a Korea Ginseng Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

^c NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Free radicals; MDA; Mitochondria; Scrapie agent; SOD

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; OXYGEN RADICAL; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SCRAPIE; SCRAPIE AGENT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CATALASE; FREE RADICALS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SCRAPIE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

ANIMALIA; SCRAPIE PRION;

EID: 0032772928     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715769900300541     Document Type: Article

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