Tetrahydrobiopterin is released from and causes preferential death of catecholaminergic cells by oxidative stress

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 633-640

  Choi, Hyun Jin ^a   Jang, Yeon Joo ^a   Kim, Hyo Jung ^a   Hwang, Onyou ^a,b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPTERIN; DIHYDROBIOPTERIN; DOPAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOOXIDATION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033857143     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.58.3.633     Document Type: Article

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