N-acetylcysteine elicited increase in cytochrome c oxidase activity in mice synaptic mitochondria

Brain Research

Volumn 842, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 249-251

  Martínez Banaclocha, Marcos ^a   Martínez, Natividad ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Complex IV; Cytochrome c oxidase; Mitochondria; N Acetylcysteine; Thiol

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AGING; ANIMALS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; MALE; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 18144452058     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01819-3     Document Type: Article

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