Caroverine, a multifunctional drug with antioxidant functions

BioFactors

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 79-85

  Nohl, Hans ^a   Bieberschulte, Werner ^b   Dietrich, Barbara ^a   Udilova, Natalia ^a   Kozlov, Andrey V ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b PHAFAG AG   (Liechtenstein)

^c LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRAUMATOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Caroverine; Electron paramagnetic resonance; Hydroxyl radical; Lipid peroxidation; Oxidative stress; Peroxynitrite; Superoxide radical

Indexed keywords

CAROVERINE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXYGEN RADICAL; PEROXYNITRITE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; SUPEROXIDE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MECHANISM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0347285551     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520190110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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