The objective of this study is to demonstrate the role of oxidative stress and dopaminergic neurodegeneration in the development of equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID). The results support the hypothesis that PPID is a dopaminergic neurodegenerative disease. Horses with PPID had 5 ti...

Background. Lipoic acid (LA), which has significant antioxidant properties, may also function as a potent neuroprotectant. The synthetic compounds INV-155, INV-157, INV-159, and INV-161 are physiochemical combinations of lipoic acid and captopril. We sought to determine if these compounds have neuro...

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Western Ontario, 1995. Includes bibliographical references.