Antioxidant properties of geroprotective peptides of the pineal gland

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 213-216

  Kozina, L S ^a   Arutjunyan, A V ^a   Khavinson, V Kh ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Epitalon; Epithalamin; Pineal gland peptides; Reactive oxygen species (ROS)

Indexed keywords

EPITALON; EPITHALAMIN; MELANIN; TETRAPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HORMONE ACTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LUMINESCENCE; MELATONIN; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDES; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

BOVINAE; RATTUS;

EID: 33847053659     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.01.029     Document Type: Article

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