Expression of a thioredoxin peroxidase in insulin-producing cells

Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 28, Issue 6 II, 2002, Pages

  Boschero, A C ^a   Stoppiglia, L F ^b   Collares Buzato, C B ^b   Bosqueiro, J R ^b   Delghingaro Augusto, V ^b   Leite, A ^b   Carvalho, C P F ^b   Netto, L E S ^b   Carneiro, E M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Pancreatic cells; Thioredoxin peroxidase

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; THIOREDOXIN PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RELEASE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL FUNCTION; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELLS, CULTURED; INSULINOMA; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PEROXIDASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 12244256101     PISSN: 12623636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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