The effect of L-carnitine in the prevention of ionizing radiation-induced cataracts: a rat model


KOCER I., TAYSI S., ERTEKIN M. V., KARSLIOGLU I., Gepdiremen A. A., SEZEN O., ...More

GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.245, no.4, pp.588-594, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: The objective was to determine the antioxidant role of L-carnitine (LC) against ionizing radiation-induced cataracts in lens after total cranium irradiation of rats with a single dose of 5 Gy.