Cyclic 3-Hydroxymelatonin: A Melatonin Metabolite Generated as a Result of Hydroxyl Radical Scavenging

NeuroSignals

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 70-74

  Tan, Dun Xian ^a   Manchester, Lucien C ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^a   Plummer, Benjamin F ^a  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidant; Cyclic 3 hydroxymelatonin; Hydroxyl radical; Melatonin; Metabolite

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYL RADICAL; MELATONIN; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLITE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; RAT; SENESCENCE; TIME; URINALYSIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOLYSIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0033000928     PISSN: 1424862X     EISSN: 14248638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014571     Document Type: Article

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