Inhibition of central angiotensin converting enzyme exerts anxiolytic effects by decreasing brain oxidative stress

Journal of Medical Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-114

  Ciobica, Alin ^a   Hritcu, Lucian ^a   Nastasa, Veronica ^b,c   Padurariu, Manuela ^b   Bild, Walther ^b,c  

^a ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

Author keywords

angiotensin II; anxiety; captopril; oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TEMPORAL CORTEX; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

EQUUS ASINUS; RATTUS;

EID: 79955110472     PISSN: 14528258     EISSN: 14528266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10011-011-0009-3     Document Type: Article

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