Melatonin protects against ischemia/reperfusion-induced oxidative damage to mitochondria in fetal rat brain

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-172

  Wakatsuki, A ^a   Okatani, Y ^a   Shinohara, K ^a   Ikenoue, N ^a   Fukaya, T ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fetal rat brain; Lipid peroxidation; Melatonin; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; MELATONIN; OXYGEN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; RESPIRATION CONTROL;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; FETUS; MELATONIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREGNANCY; RATS; REPERFUSION INJURY; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 0034889907     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2001.310211.x     Document Type: Article

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