Effects of melatonin on the levels of antioxidants and lipid peroxidation products in rats treated with ammonium acetate

Pharmazie

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 636-639

  Lena, P J ^a   Subramanian, Perumal ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM ACETATE; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID; MELATONIN; NITROGEN; NONPROTEIN NITROGEN; PHOSPHOLIPID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPIDS; MALE; MELATONIN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; UREA;

EID: 4143092514     PISSN: 00317144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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