Free radicals and theophylline neurotoxicity: An experimental study

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 42-52

  Gulati, K ^a   Ray, A ^a   Vijayan, V K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Free radicals; Nitric oxide; Seizures; Theophylline

Indexed keywords

2 CHLOROADENOSINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 6 N CYCLOPENTYLADENOSINE; 7 NITROINDAZOLE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMINOPHYLLINE; ASCORBIC ACID; DIZOCILPINE; FREE RADICAL; MELATONIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYTOIN; SUPEROXIDE; ANTIOXIDANT; ARGININE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; METABOLISM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE;

MUS;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; AMINOPHYLLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARGININE; ASCORBIC ACID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FREE RADICALS; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITROGLYCERIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEIZURES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THEOPHYLLINE;

EID: 34447265280     PISSN: 01455680     EISSN: 1165158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1170/T817     Document Type: Article

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