The glutathione system of peroxide detoxification is less efficient in neurons than in astroglial cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2523-2530

  Dringen, Ralf ^a   Kussmaul, Lothar ^a   Gutterer, Jan Mirko ^a   Hirrlinger, Johannes ^a   Hamprecht, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Cumene hydroperoxide; Glutathione; Hydrogen peroxide; Neurons; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AMITROLE; CUMENE HYDROPEROXIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HALF LIFE TIME; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BRAIN; CATALASE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KINETICS; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; NEURONS; PEROXIDES; RATS;

EID: 0032974143     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0722523.x     Document Type: Article

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