Antioxidant activity of michellamine alkaloids

Anticancer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2 A, 1999, Pages 1033-1035

  White, E Lucile ^a   Ross, Larry J ^a   Hobbs, Peter D ^b   Upender, Velaparthi ^b   Dawson, Marcia I ^b  

^a SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Chemoprevention; Lipid peroxidation; Michellamine B

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ALKALOID; ANTIOXIDANT; MICHELLAMINE A; MICHELLAMINE B;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ISOQUINOLINES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NAPHTHALENES; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

EID: 0033061741     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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