Age-related changes in tissue and plasma zinc levels: Modulation by exogenously administered melatonin

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 453-462

  Öztürk, Güler ^a   Akbulut, K Gonca ^b   Afrasyap, Lale ^c  

^a MALTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Gazei University   (Turkey)

^c MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; ZINC;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE; SPLEEN; TISSUE LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; KIDNEY; MALE; MELATONIN; PANCREAS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPLEEN; SYMPORTERS; ZINC;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 50149098017     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: 10964657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610730802271922     Document Type: Article

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