The effects of dexfenfluramine administration on brain serotonin immunoreactivity and lipid peroxidation in mice

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-82

  Coskun S ^a   Gonul B ^a   Ozer C ^a   Erdogan D ^a   Elmas, C ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

5 HT; Brain; Dexfenfluramine; Food intake; Glutathione; Nitric oxide; TBARS

Indexed keywords

DEXFENFLURAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SEROTONIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; DEXFENFLURAMINE; EATING; GLUTATHIONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; SEROTONIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

MUS;

EID: 33846414764     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10565-006-0107-z     Document Type: Article

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