α-lipoic acid enhances reduced glutathione, ascorbic acid, and α-tocopherol in aged rats

Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 265-269

  Arivazhagan, Palaniyappan ^a,b   Shila, Samuel ^a   Narchonai, Elango ^a   Panneerselvam, Chinnakkannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; THIOCTIC ACID;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SUPPLEMENTATION; TIME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036764630     PISSN: 10945458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109454502321091464     Document Type: Article

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