Melatonin reduces oxidative stress in the rat lens due to radiation-induced oxidative injury

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 803-808

  Taysi, Seyithan ^a   Memisogullari, Ramazan ^b   Koc, Mehmet ^c   Yazici, Ahmet Taylan ^d   Aslankurt, Murat ^e   Gumustekin, Kenan ^c   Al, Behcet ^a   Ozabacigil, Fatma ^c   Yilmaz, Adnan ^f   Tahsin Ozder, Hasan ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^e Numune Hospital   (Turkey)

^f NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Antioxidants; Free radicals; Irradiation; Melatonin; Oxidative stress; Radioprotectors

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; LENS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RAT; SKULL IRRADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MELATONIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKULL; SUPEROXIDES; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

MURINAE; RATTUS;

EID: 55349105142     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000802390932     Document Type: Article

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