Neuroprotective role of L-carnitine in the 3-nitropropionic acid induced neurotoxicity

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 125, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 67-73

  Binienda, Zbigniew K ^a   Ali, Syed F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Nitropropionic acid (3 NPA); Brain; L carnitine; Neuroprotection; Rat; Succinate dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

3 NITROPROPIONIC ACID; CARNITINE; CATALASE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARNITINE; CATALASE; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PROPIONIC ACIDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0035976362     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(01)00415-5     Document Type: Article

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