Further evidences for neuroprotective effects of melatonin

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 467, Issue , 2000, Pages 207-215

  Franceschini, D ^a   Skaper, S D ^a   Floreani, M ^a   Borin, G ^a   Giusti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; KAINIC ACID; MELATONIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ASTROCYTE; CEREBELLUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; GRANULE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HUMANS; KAINIC ACID; MELATONIN; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034467706     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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