Selenium, an antioxidant, attenuates methamphetamine-induced dopaminergic toxicity and peroxynitrite generation

Brain Research

Volumn 855, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 186-191

  Imam, Syed Z ^a,b   Ali, Syed F ^a  

^a Neurochemistry Laboratory   (United States)

^b HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Caudate nucleus; Methamphetamine; Neurotoxicity; Oxidative stress; Peroxynitrite; Selenium

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; METHAMPHETAMINE; PEROXYNITRITE; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; DOPAMINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUROTOXINS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NITRATES; OXIDANTS; PC12 CELLS; RATS; SELENIUM; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 0033971069     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02249-0     Document Type: Article

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