Protective effects of L-carnitine upon testicular ischemia-reperfusion damage in rats

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 89, Issue 26, 2009, Pages 1858-1861

  Guan, Yi ^a   Zheng, Xin Min ^a   Yang, Zhi Wei ^a   Li, Shi Wen ^a  

^a ZHONGNAN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Carnitine; Heat shock proteins; Reperfusion injury; Spermatic cord torsion

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS TORSION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CARNITINE; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPERFUSION INJURY; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS;

EID: 84871283339     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2009.26.019     Document Type: Article

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