Dietary and Intraperitoneal Administration of Selenium Provide Comparable Protection in the 6-Hydroxydopamine Lesion Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease
Significant research implicates the involvement of free radicals in the manifestation of Parkinson's disease. The antioxidant, selenium is a vital dietary component for mammals. It is present in the active center of glutathione peroxidase, an antioxidant enzyme that scavenges peroxides and prot...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Appalachian State University Honors College
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Impulse: The Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://impulse.appstate.edu/sites/impulse.appstate.edu/files/2007_2_28_mueller.pdf |