N-acetylserotonin suppresses hepatic microsomal membrane rigidity associated with lipid peroxidation

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 428, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 169-175

  García, Joaquín J ^a,b   Reiter, Russel J ^a   Karbownik, Malgorzata ^a   Calvo, Juan R ^a   Ortiz, Genaro G ^a   Tan, Dun Xian ^a   Martínez Ballarín, Enrique ^b   Acua Castroviejo, Darío ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lipid peroxidation; Membrane fluidity; Microsome; N acetylserotonin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BUFFER; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FREE RADICAL; MALONALDEHYDE; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; INCUBATION TIME; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MICROSOME MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGIDITY;

ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANES; MICROSOMES, LIVER; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0035812620     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(01)01342-5     Document Type: Article

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