Biological activity of parrodienes, a new class of polyunsaturated linear aldehydes similar to carotenoids

Drugs under Experimental and Clinical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 203-206

  Pini, E ^a   Bertelli, A ^a   Stradi, R ^a   Falchi, Mario ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALKADIENE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CAROTENOID; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; PARRODIENE DERIVATIVE; POLYUNSATURATED ALDEHYDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; EXPERIMENTATION; GUINEA PIG; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PARROT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; GUINEA PIGS; HEPATOCYTES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PARROTS; RATS; SKIN;

EID: 11444269805     PISSN: 03786501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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