Effect of dietary DL-α-lipoic acid supplementation on peroxidative antioxidant status in the brain of aged rats

Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 313-316

  Arivazhagan, Palaniyappan ^a   Panneerselvam, Chinnakkannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; THIOCTIC ACID;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0033925650     PISSN: 14608081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/146080800128736114     Document Type: Article

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