The evaluation of effects of lipoic acid on the lipid peroxidation, nitrite formation and antioxidant enzymes in the hippocampus of rats after pilocarpine-induced seizures

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 455, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-144

  Freitas, R M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catalase; Hippocampus; Lipid peroxidation; Nitrite; Seizures; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; NITRITE; PILOCARPINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NITRITES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PILOCARPINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOCTIC ACID;

EID: 63449105885     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.03.065     Document Type: Article

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