Melatonin protects human red blood cells from oxidative hemolysis: New insights into the radical-scavenging activity

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-105

  Tesoriere, L ^a   D'Arpa, D ^a   Conti, S ^a   Giaccone, V ^a   Pintaudi, A M ^a   Livrea, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Erythrocyte; Hemoglobin; Hemolysis; Human red blood cell; Hydroperoxides; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BENZENE DERIVATIVES; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTES; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE; HEMIN; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MANNITOL; MELATONIN; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 0032846899     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00602.x     Document Type: Article

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