The protective role of melatonin in experimental hypoxic brain damage

Pediatrics International

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 434-439

  Tütünculer, Filiz ^a,c   Eskiocak, Sevgi ^b   Başaran, Ümit Nusret ^b   Ekuklu, Galip ^b   Ayvaz, Süleyman ^b   Vatansever, Ülfet ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme; Hypoxia; Lipid peroxidation; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; OXYGEN RADICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MELATONIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS;

EID: 23844490295     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2005.02085.x     Document Type: Article

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