Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 292, Issue 1 , Pages 89-95 , 15 May 2010

Lipoic acid prevents oxidative stress in vitro and in vivo by an acute hyperphenylalaninemia chemically-induced in rat brain

  • Tarsila Barros Moraes

      Affiliations

    • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • ,
  • Fernanda Zanin

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • ,
  • Andrea da Rosa

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • ,
  • Amanda de Oliveira

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • ,
  • Juliana Coelho

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • ,
  • Felipe Petrillo

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • ,
  • Moacir Wajner

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • ,
  • Carlos Severo Dutra-Filho

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600 anexo, 90035-003, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Tel.: +55 51 33085573; fax: +55 51 33085535.

Received 9 November 2009 ,Accepted 21 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.01.016

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 292, Issue 1 , Pages 89-95 , 15 May 2010

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