Promotion of fracture healing by vitamin E in rats

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 507-512

  Turk, C Y ^a   Halici, Mehmet ^a   Guney, A ^a   Akgun, H ^a   Sahin, V ^b   Muhtaroglu, S ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Baltalimani Bone and Joint Diseases Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Fracture healing; Malondialdehyde; Rat; Vitamin E; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; MALONALDEHYDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 4544353378     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000403200508     Document Type: Article

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