Effects of fraxetin on glutathione redox status

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung Section C - Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 55-59

  Martín Aragón, Sagrario ^a   Benedí, Juana M ^a   Villar, Angel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fraxetin; Glutathione; Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx); Glutathione Reductase (GR); Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1842367897     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1997-1-210     Document Type: Article

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