Effect of melatonin on oxidative status of rat brain, liver and kidney tissues under constant light exposure

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-41

  Bayda, Giyasettin ^a   Erçel, Ergul ^a   Canatan, Halit ^a   Dönder, Emir ^a   Akyol, Ali ^b  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

GSH Px; Light exposure; Lipid peroxidation; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; KIDNEY; LIGHT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN; PINEAL GLAND; RATS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035111047     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.897     Document Type: Article

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