Overexpression of glutathione reductase extends survival in transgenic Drosophila melanogaster under hyperoxia but not normoxia

FASEB Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1733-1742

  Mockett, Robin J ^a   Sohal, Rajindar S ^a   Orr, William C ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidant defenses; Free radicals; Oxidative stress; Reduced glutathione

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; OXYGEN;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HYPEROXIA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0032844257     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.13.13.1733     Document Type: Article

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