Pitfalls of using lucigenin in endothelial cells: Implications for NAD(P)H dependent superoxide formation

Free Radical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 265-272

  Sohn, Hae Young ^a   Keller, Matthias ^a   Gloe, Torsten ^a   Crause, Peter ^b   Pohl, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Endothelium; Lucigenin; NAD(P)H oxidases; Physiology; Superoxides

Indexed keywords

LUCIGENIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 0034063839     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760000300271     Document Type: Article

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