Uric acid: Neuroprotective or neurotoxic?

Stroke

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Proctor, Peter H ^a  

^a Drugscom Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TEMPOL; URATE; URIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NEUROTOXIN; OXIDIZING AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DRUG EFFECT; GOUT; LESCH NYHAN SYNDROME; METABOLISM; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; GOUT; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; LESCH-NYHAN SYNDROME; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXINS; OXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; URIC ACID;

EID: 44449129556     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.513242     Document Type: Letter

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