Melatonin increases activities of glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase in fetal rat brain

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 89-96

  Okatani, Yuji ^a   Wakatsuki, Akihiko ^a   Kaneda, Chitose ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Fetus; Glutathione peroxidase; Melatonin; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MELATONIN; OXYGEN RADICAL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HYPOXIA; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREECLAMPSIA; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETUS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MELATONIN; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0033998384     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2001.280204.x     Document Type: Article

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