The significance of neuroglobin in the brain

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-172

  Hua, S ^a   Antao, S T ^a   Corbett, A ^b   Witting, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Geriatric Medicine   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Hypoxia; Ischemia; Neuroglobin; Neuroprotection; Oxygen transport

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; NEUROGLOBIN; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SERINE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGAND BINDING; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; GLOBINS; HUMANS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 77149130542     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986710790112611     Document Type: Review

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