Protective role of DL-α-lipoic acid against mercury-induced neural lipid peroxidation

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-80

  Anuradha, B ^a   Varalakshmi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

DL lipoic acid; Enzymic and non enzymic antioxidants; Lipid peroxidation; Mercuric chloride

Indexed keywords

MERCURIC CHLORIDE; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0033032410     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1998.0408     Document Type: Article

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