Carnitine's protective effect on oxidative stress is mediated by heme oxygenase-1

Nephrology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 569-

  Davis, Paul A ^a   Calò, Lorenzo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; DOXORUBICIN; GLUTATHIONE; HEME OXYGENASE 1; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

DRUG EFFECT; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; LETTER; LIVER ISCHEMIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RENAL PROTECTION; REPERFUSION INJURY;

ANIMALS; CARNITINE; HEME OXYGENASE (DECYCLIZING); NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33845615380     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2006.00707.x     Document Type: Letter

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