Effect of melatonin on enzyme activities of glutathione reductase from human erythrocytes in vitro and from rat erythrocytes in vivo

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 537, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 59-63

  Erat, Mustafa ^a   Ciftci, Mehmet ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte; Glutathione reductase; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; MELATONIN; SEPHAROSE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO CULTURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPECTROPHOTOMETER;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ERYTHROCYTES; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33646124234     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.03.040     Document Type: Article

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