Excitotoxicity, oxidative stress, and the neuroprotective potential of melatonin

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 890, Issue , 1999, Pages 107-118

  Skaper, S D ^a,b   Floreani, M ^a   Ceccon, M ^a   Facci, L ^a,b   Giusti, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; EXCITOTOXIN; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; KAINIC ACID; MELATONIN; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PEROXYNITRITE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PINEALECTOMY; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0033402469     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb07985.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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