6-Hydroxymelatonin protects against cyanide induced oxidative stress in rat brain homogenates

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-107

  Maharaj, Deepa S ^a   Walker, Roderick B ^a   Glass, Beverley D ^b   Daya, Santy ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

6 Hydroxymelatonin; Electron transport chain; Free radicals; Lipid peroxidation; Mitochondria; Neurotoxicity; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN; CYANIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0242384072     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-0618(03)00034-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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