Protective effect of selenium on protein-undernutrition-induced brain damage in rats

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-234

  Adebayo, Olusegun Lateef ^a   Adenuga, Gbenga Adebola ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Brain weight; Catalase; Glutathione; Lipid peroxidation; Protein undernutrition; Selenium

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; CATALASE; DRINKING WATER; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT;

RATTUS;

EID: 34547557789     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02685933     Document Type: Article

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