Evaluation of blood antioxidant defense and apoptosis in peripheral lymphocytes on exogenous administration of pineal proteins and melatonin in rats

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-245

  Bharti, Vijay K ^a,f   Srivastava, R S ^a   Malik, J K ^a   Spence, D Warren ^b   Pandi Perumal, S R ^c   Brown, Gregory M ^d,e  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Indian Veterinary Research Institute ^*  (Canada)

^c Somnogen Inc   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^f Ministry of Defence   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Apoptosis; Buffalo pineal proteins; Cell viability; Lymphocytes; Melatonin; Rat

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MELATONIN; PINEAL BODY HORMONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS BUBALIS; RATTUS;

EID: 84864067879     PISSN: 11387548     EISSN: 18778755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13105-011-0136-9     Document Type: Article

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