Protective effect of L-carnitine against γ-rays irradiation-induced tissue damage in mice

American Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 120-132

  Elshazly, Samir A ^a,b   Ahmed, Mohamed M ^a,c   Hassan, H E ^a,d   Ibrahim, Zein S ^a,b  

^a TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KAFRELSHEIKH UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Menoufia University   (Egypt)

^d NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

Author keywords

irrahation; Cytokines; L carnitine; Mice; Protection

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; CARNITINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; HEPATIC VEIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY HEMORRHAGE; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIVER; LIVER CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SPLEEN; TISSUE INJURY;

MUS;

EID: 84857877148     PISSN: 21504210     EISSN: 21504253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajbmb.2012.120.132     Document Type: Article

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