Oxidative stress in the hippocampus after pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus in Wistar rats

FEBS Journal

Volumn 272, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1307-1312

  Freitas, Rivelilson M ^a,b   Vasconcelos, Silvânia M M ^a   Souza, Francisca C F ^a   Viana, Glauce S B ^a   Fonteles, Marta M F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Oxidative stress; Pilocarpine; Seizures; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ENZYME; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; NITRITE; OXYGEN RADICAL; PILOCARPINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NERVE CELL LESION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ANIMALS; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PILOCARPINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 15944397912     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2004.04537.x     Document Type: Article

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