Mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase, mitochondrial brain dysfunction in aging, and mitochondria-targeted antioxidants

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 60, Issue 13-14, 2008, Pages 1534-1544

  Navarro, Ana ^a   Boveris, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Brain aging; Mitochondria targeted antioxidants; Mitochondrial dysfunction; mtNOS; NOS cellular distribution; Vitamin E as antioxidant

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; MAMMALS; MITOCHONDRIA; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

BRAIN AGING; MITOCHONDRIA-TARGETED ANTIOXIDANTS; MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION; MTNOS; NOS CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; VITAMIN E AS ANTIOXIDANT;

BRAIN;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHONIUM DERIVATIVE;

AGING; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CELL SURFACE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 51249095380     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2008.05.002     Document Type: Review

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