Evidence that free radical generation occurs during scorpion envenomation

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 221-226

  Dousset, E ^a   Carrega, L ^a,b   Steinberg, J G ^a   Clot Faybesse, O ^b   Jouirou, B ^a,b   Sauze, N ^a,b   Devaux, C ^b   Autier, Y ^b   Jammes, Y ^a   Martin Eauclaire, M F ^a,b   Guieu, R ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Free radicals; Lipid peroxidation; N acetylcysteine; Neurotoxins; NO; Oxidative stress; Scorpion venom

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; SCORPION VENOM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; HEART PROTECTION; INJECTION; LETHAL DOSE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LUNG FLUID; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SCORPION;

ANDROCTONUS; ANDROCTONUS AUSTRALIS HECTOR; SCORPIONES;

EID: 21144458593     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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