SUPEROXIDE-DISMUTASE AND GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE-ACTIVITIES IN RAT-BRAIN
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 21 (1) , 173-176
Abstract
Superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activities were determined in isolated neurons and glial cells as derived from adult male rat brain. Glial enzyme activities were higher than in neurons, and the glial enzymes may be an important source of the enzyme activities in the homogenate, postmicrosomal fractions and in the whole brain microsomes. For comparison, glial cells showed also higher diaphorase activity than neurons which may stress the importance of glial cells in the oxidative metabolism of exogenous chemicals in brain.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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