Effects of melatonin on oxidative stress in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-166

  Maritim, Alice C ^a   Moore, Brian H ^b   Sanders, Ruth A ^b   Watkins III, John B ^b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Catalase; Diabetes; Free Radical; Glutathione; Glutathione Peroxidase; Glutathione Reductase; Glutathione S Transferase; Lipid Peroxidation; Melatonin; Oxidative Stress; Rat; Streptozotocin; Superoxide Dismutase; Thiobarbituric Acid

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; MELATONIN; OXYGEN RADICAL; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 0032891418     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/109158199225440     Document Type: Article

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