Hydrogen - An endogenous antioxidant in the body

Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-235

  Sun, Xue Jun ^a   Zhang, John H ^b  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Hydrogen; Reperfusion injury

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 41549135138     PISSN: 0258879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1008.2008.00233     Document Type: Article

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