Mercurial-induced hydrogen peroxide generation in mouse brain mitochondria: Protective effects of quercetin

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1919-1926

  Franco, Jeferson L ^a   Braga, Hugo C ^a   Stringari, James ^a   Missau, Fabiana C ^a   Posser, Thais ^a   Mendes, Beatriz G ^a   Leal, Rodrigo B ^a   Santos, Adair R S ^a   Dafre, Alcir L ^a   Pizzolatti, Moacir G ^a   Farina, Marcelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,5 DIHYDROXY 2,3 DIMETHOXY XANTHONE; 7 PRENYLOXY 6 METHOXYCOUMARIN; CATALASE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; QUERCETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CHELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLYGALA PANICULATA; POLYGALA SABULOSA; POLYGALACEAE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYGALA; QUERCETIN;

POLYGALA; POLYGALA PANICULATA;

EID: 38149107696     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx7002323     Document Type: Article

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