Melatonin treatment does not prevent decreases in brain glutathione levels induced by sleep deprivation

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 390, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 299-302

  D'Almeida, Vânia ^a   Hipólide, Débora C ^a   Lobo, Letícia L ^a   De Oliveira, Allan C ^a   Nobrega, José N ^b   Tufik, Sérgio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Glutathione; Hypothalamus; Melatonin; Sleep deprivation

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; GLUTATHIONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0343114520     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00924-3     Document Type: Article

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