The effect of nitrogen mustard on the enzymatic antioxidant defense of rat brain tissue and the therapeutic value of proanthocyanidin

Turkish Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 461-466

  Tekiner, Ayhan ^a   Yucel, Dogan ^a   Bayar, Mehmet Akif ^a   Yucel, Orhan ^b   Erdem, Yavuz ^a   Karakaya, Jale ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Nitrogen mustard; Proanthocyanidin; Rat brain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855847010     PISSN: 10195149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.Jtn.4028-10.3     Document Type: Article

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