Melatonin protects from, but does not reverse, the effects of mediators of sepsis on liver bioenergetics

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 263-266

  Basile, Marina ^a,b   Romeo, Carmelo ^a   Gitto, Eloisa ^a   Spitz, Lewis ^b   Pierro, Agostino ^b   Eaton, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrogen peroxide; Melatonin; Neonate; Oxidative stress; Sepsis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELATONIN; PALMITIC ACID;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOENERGY; CELL PROTECTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIVER CELL; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; LIVER PROTECTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POLAROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPSIS; SUCKLING;

EID: 3142557696     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-003-1123-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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