Antioxidative effects of melatonin in Drosophila melanogaster: Antagonization of damage induced by the inhibition of catalase

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 154-158

  Coto Montes, Ana ^a   Hardeland, Rüdiger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalase; Drosophila; Free radicals; Melatonin; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; AMITROLE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CATALASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME INHIBITION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN MODIFICATION;

AMITROLE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEINS;

EID: 0032829227     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00610.x     Document Type: Article

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