Regulation of antioxidant enzyme activities in male and female rat macrophages by sex steroids

Human and animal immune functions present sex dimorphism that seems to be mainly regulated by sex hormones. In the present study, the activities of the antioxidant enzymes total superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) were measured in intraperitoneal resident...

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Main Authors: Azevedo R.B., Lacava Z.G.M., Miyasaka C.K., Chaves S.B., Curi R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2001-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001000500018