Beneficial effects of taurine and carnosine in experimental ischemia/reperfusion injury in testis

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1125-1131

  Abbasoǧlu, Latif ^a   Kalaz, Esra Betül ^b   Soluk Tekkeşin, Merva ^c   Olgaç, Vakur ^c   Doǧru Abbasoǧlu, Semra ^b   Uysal, Müjdat ^b  

^a ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carnosine; Oxidative stress; Rat; Reperfusion injury; Taurine; Testis

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARNOSINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TAURINE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; TESTIS TORSION; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ANIMALS; CARNOSINE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TAURINE; TESTIS;

EID: 84871436604     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-012-3168-5     Document Type: Article

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