Effect of CDA-II, urinary preparation, on lipofuscin, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant systems in young and middle-aged rat brain

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 91-99

  Lin, Wen Chuan ^a   Wu, Yueh Wern ^a   Lai, Tung Yuan ^a   Liau, Ming Cheng ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPOFUSCIN; MALONALDEHYDE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; URINE;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; CATALASE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOFUSCIN; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; URINE; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0035230271     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X01000101     Document Type: Article

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