A microtiter plate assay for superoxide dismutase using a water-soluble tetrazolium salt (WST-1)

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 293, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 157-166

  Peskin, Alexander V ^a   Winterbourn, Christine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Active oxygen; Antioxidants; Free radicals; Superoxide dismutase; Tetrazolium salt reduction

Indexed keywords

HYPOXANTHINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE; HEART; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER; MICROANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REACTION ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TITRIMETRY;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; HYPOXANTHINE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LIVER; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 0033950664     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(99)00246-6     Document Type: Article

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