Research Article

Chronic Variable Stress Is Responsible for Lipid and DNA Oxidative Disorders and Activation of Oxidative Stress Response Genes in the Brain of Rats

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The effect of chronic variable stress on LPO (MDA + 4 HAE concentration) in the prefrontal cortex of rats. The method is based on the measurement of the following products of lipid peroxidation: malondialdehyde (MDA) and 4-hydroxyalkenals (4HAE), which react with a chromogenic reagent N-methyl-2-phenylindole. Data is displayed as mean ± SEM and expressed as percentage of control group. Significance: by Student’s t-test; ; with 18 degrees of freedom.