Melatonin protects against oxidative mitochondrial damage induced in rat placenta by ischemia and reperfusion

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-178

  Okatani, Y ^a   Wakatsuki, A ^a   Shinohara, K ^a   Taniguchi, K ^a   Fukaya, T ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Free radical; Ischemia reperfusion melatonin; Placenta; Rats

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; FREE RADICAL; MELATONIN; OXYGEN; SCAVENGER; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS HYPOXIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; ISCHEMIA; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROTECTION; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; TISSUE LEVEL;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 0034889659     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2001.310212.x     Document Type: Article

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