Comparison of the effects of α-tocopherol and γ-tocotrienol against oxidative stress in two different neuronal cultures

Sains Malaysiana

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 145-156

  Then, Sue Mian ^a   Wan Ngah, Wan Zurinah ^b   Top, Gapor Mat ^c   Mazlan, Musalmah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c MALAYSIAN PALM OIL BOARD   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Neurons; Oxidative stress; Tocopherol; Tocotrienol

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649124849     PISSN: 01266039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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