THE EFFECTS OF NICOTINE TREATMENT ON THE ANTIOXIDANT ENZIMES ACTIVITY IN THE RAT BRAIN
Nicotine has been reported to be therapeutic in some patients with certain neurodegenerative diseases and to have neuroprotective effects in the central nervous system. However, nicotine administration may result in oxidative stress by inducing the generation of reactive oxygen species in the peri...
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Language: | English |
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"Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași
2007-12-01
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Series: | Analele Ştiinţifice Ale Universităţii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași,Sectiunea II A : Genetica si Biologie Moleculara |
Online Access: | http://www.gbm.bio.uaic.ro/index.php/gbm/article/view/434 |