Protective effect of L-phenylalanine on rat brain acetylcholinesterase inhibition induced by free radicals

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-106

  Tsakiris, Stylianos ^a   Angelogianni, Panagoula ^a   Schulpis, Kleopatra H ^b   Stavridis, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b Institute of Child Health   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brain ACHE; Brain aging; Frontal cortex ACHE; Hippocampus ACHE; Hydroxyl radicals; Hypothalamus ACHE; L phenylalanine; Pituitary ACHE; Rat brain

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ASCORBIC ACID; FERROUS SULFATE; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PHENYLALANINE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGING; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BRAIN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FREE RADICALS; FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOTHALAMUS; KINETICS; MALE; PHENYLALANINE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0034003669     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(99)00090-9     Document Type: Article

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