Glutathione-S-transferase in the ageing rat brain cerebrum and the effect of chlorpromazine

Gerontology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-11

  Gopal, P Venu ^a   Sriram, A V ^a   Sharma, Deepak ^a   Singh, Rameshwar ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ageing; Brain; Chlorpromazine; Glutathione S transferase

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIPOFUSCIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BRAIN; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033986768     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022126     Document Type: Article

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