Ascorbic acid and alpha-tocopherol protect age-dependently from hypoxia-induced changes of cortical excitability in developing rats

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 530-535

  Jandova, Katerina ^a   Riljak, Vladimir ^a   Maresova, Dana ^a   Pokorny, Jaroslav ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Development; Evoked potentials; Hypoxia; Rat; Seizure; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID;

AFTERDISCHARGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX EXCITABILITY; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 84869229795     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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