The role of melatonin on gastric mucosal cell proliferation and telomerase activity in ageing

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 308-312

  Akbulut, K Gonca ^a   Gonul, Bilge ^a   Akbulut, Hakan ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cell proliferation; Lipid peroxidation; Melatonin; Stomach; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; LIPID; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; TELOMERASE;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LIGHT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MUCOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SENESCENCE; STOMACH; STOMACH MUCOSA; WISTAR RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TELOMERASE;

EID: 70350048917     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2009.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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