Modulatory role of glutathione monoester in augmenting age-associated neuronal antioxidant system

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 419-436

  Murali, Ganesan ^a   Panneerselvam, Chinnakkannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE MONOESTER; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

RATTUS;

EID: 50149106588     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: 10964657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610730802271906     Document Type: Article

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