Carnosine: An endogenous neuroprotector in the ischemic brain

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-56

  Stvolinsky, Serguei L ^a   Kukley, Maria L ^a   Dobrota, Dusan ^b   Matejovicova, Milena ^b   Tkac, Ivan ^c   Boldyrev, Alexander A ^d  

^a RESEARCH CENTER OF NEUROLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin   (Slovakia)

^c Derer 's University Hospital Slovakia   (Slovakia)

^d MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Brain; Carnosine; Carnosine related compounds; Ischemia; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

CARNOSINE; LACTIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN PROTECTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARNOSINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033035212     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006960407008     Document Type: Article

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