Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 77, Issue 1 , Pages 29-35 , July 2007

Melatonin and N-acetyl serotonin inhibit selectively enzymatic and non-enzymatic lipid peroxidation of rat liver microsomes

  • Patricio J. Leaden

      Affiliations

    • Cátedra de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Argentina
    • Training fellowship of the CIC-UNLP Argentina.
    • ,
  • Angel Catalá

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, CIC. CC 16, Sucursal 4, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.:542214257430, 542214257291x117; fax: 542214254642.
    • Member of Carrera del Investigador Científico, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) de la República Argentina.

Received 11 April 2007 ,Accepted 17 June 2007.

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PII: S0952-3278(07)00072-5

doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2007.06.001

Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 77, Issue 1 , Pages 29-35 , July 2007

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