The protective effect of L-carnitine on ionizing radiation-induced free oxygen radicals

Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 75-83

  Dokmeci, D ^a   Akpolat, M ^a   Aydogdu, N ^a   Uzal, C ^a   Doganay, L ^a   Turan, F N ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CARNITINE; CATALASE; COBALT 60; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; COBALT TELETHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHROCYTE; FEEDING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HAMSTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IONIZING RADIATION; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RANDOMIZATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TISSUE LEVEL;

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33746553772     PISSN: 09013393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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