Radioprotective effects of exogenous glutathione against whole-body γ-ray irradiation: Age- and gender-related changes in malondialdehyde levels, superoxide dismutase and catalase activities in rat liver

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 209-212

  Inal, M E ^a   Akgun A ^a   Kahraman, A ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ray radiation; Aging; Catalase; Gender; Malondialdehyde; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGE; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GENDER; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATALASE; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; RADIATION INJURIES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX FACTORS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0036274808     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2002.24.4.678452     Document Type: Article

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