An alpha-lipoic acid-vitamin E mixture reduces post-embolism lipid peroxidation, cerebral infarction, and neurological deficit in rats

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-224

  Garcia Estrada, Joaquin ^a   Gonzalez Perez, Oscar ^b   Gonzalez Castaneda, Rocio Elizabeth ^a   Martinez Contreras, Alicia ^c   Luquin, Sonia ^b   De La Mora, Pedro Garzon ^b   Navarro Ruiz, Alicia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^c Hospital General de Zona IMSS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ischemia; Lipoate; Stroke; Thromboembolism; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STROKE;

EID: 0141516535     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(03)00200-1     Document Type: Article

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