Alterations in free radical scavenger system profile of type I diabetic rat brain

Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology

Volumn 35, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 187-202

  Bhardwaj, Sanjeev Kumar ^a   Sharma, Poonam ^a   Kaur, Gurcharan ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brain; Diabetes; Diabetic neuropathy, glutathione; Free radical scavenger system; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CATALASE; CEREBELLUM; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THALAMUS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032950394     PISSN: 10447393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815124     Document Type: Article

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