Melatonin and its precursors scavenge nitric oxide

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 159-163

  Noda, Y ^a   Mori, A ^a   Liburdy, R ^b   Packer, L ^a  

^a University of California Berkeley   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptophan; Free radicals; Melatonin; N acetyl 5 hydroxytryptamine; Nitric oxide; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; MELATONIN; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; NITRIC OXIDE; SCAVENGER; SEROTONIN; TRIAZENE DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; STOICHIOMETRY;

5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; CADMIUM; COPPER; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDRAZINES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; KINETICS; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0032831961     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00611.x     Document Type: Article

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