The effect of L-carnitine in the prevention of ionizing radiation-induced cataracts: A rat model

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 245, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 588-594

  Kocer, Ibrahim ^a   Taysi, Seyithan ^a   Ertekin, Mustafa Vecdi ^a   Karslioglu, Ihsan ^a   Gepdiremen, Akcahan ^a   Sezen, Orhan ^a   Serifoglu, Korkmaz ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cataract; GSH Px; L carnitine; MDA; Radiotherapy; SOD

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; COBALT; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EYE PROTECTION; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIATION CATARACT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RAT; SKULL; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TELETHERAPY;

ANIMALS; CARNITINE; CATARACT; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GAMMA RAYS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33947578985     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-005-0097-1     Document Type: Article

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