Effects of oral Ginkgo biloba supplementation on cataract formation and oxidative stress occurring in lenses of rats exposed to total cranium radiotherapy

ERTEKIN, MV; KOCER, i; KARSLIOGLU, i; TAYSI, S; Gepdiremen, ALİ; SEZEN, O; BALCI, E; BAKAN, N

doi:10.1007/s10384-004-0101-z

Effects of oral Ginkgo biloba supplementation on cataract formation and oxidative stress occurring in lenses of rats exposed to total cranium radiotherapy

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

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.48, no.5, pp.499-502, 2004 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 48 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2004
Doi Number: 10.1007/s10384-004-0101-z
Title of Journal : JAPANESE JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.499-502

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the antioxidant role of Ginkgo biloba (GB) in preventing radiation-induced cataracts in the lens after total-cranium irradiation of rats with a single radiation dose of 5 Gy.