Glutathione monoethylester prevents mitochondrial glutathione depletion during focal cerebral ischemia

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 153-159

  Anderson, Michelle F ^a,b   Nilsson, Michael ^b   Sims, Neil R ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia; Glutathione; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE ETHYL ESTER;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; HEMISPHERE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0141991150     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(03)00133-5     Document Type: Article

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