Possible neuroprotective effects of melatonin against ischaemia/reperfusion insult in rat brain

Medical Science Research

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 605-608

  Seif El Nasr, M ^a   Mahran, L G ^a   El Abhar, H S ^b   Khalifa, A E ^a   El Denshary, E S M ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Free radicals; Glutathione peroxidase; Ischaemia; Lactate dehydrogenase; Lipid peroxide; Melatonin; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDE; MELATONIN; PINEAL BODY HORMONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SUPPLY; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0033378412     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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