Radioprotective Effect of Melatonin in Reducing Oxidative Stress in Rat Lenses

Radioprotective Effect of Melatonin in Reducing Oxidative Stress in Rat Lenses

Objective: Ocular morbidity is widely observed when radiotherapy includes the orbit.Oxidative stress generated by irradiation is responsible for this complication. In differentstudies, it has been shown that melatonin has antioxidative properties and a radioprotectiverole. The aim of this study was...

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Main Authors: Alireza Shirazi, Gholam Hasan Haddadi, Fahimeh Asadi-Amoli, Saeideh Sakhaee, Mahmoud Ghazi-Khansari, Abolghasem Avand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royan Institute (ACECR), Tehran 2011-01-01
Series:Cell Journal
Subjects:
Free Radicals
Radiation
Melatonin
Radioprotector
Cataract
Online Access:http://www.celljournal.org/library/upload/article/af_5442242472726275762226645383634633284733Shirazi.pdf

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