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Human Primary Trophoblast Cell Culture Model to Study the Protective Effects of Melatonin Against Hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced Disruption
Published on: July 30, 2016
Protective effects of melatonin on oxidative-antioxidative balance and cataract formation in rats
Adil Kiliç1, Sahbettin Selek, Ozcan Erel
1Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yil University, Van, Turkey. kilicadil@gmail.com
Abstract:
We investigated the effects of melatonin on cataract formation in rats exposed to selenite. We concluded that the imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants plays an important role in cataract formation and melatonin decreases cataract incidence in rats by increasing antioxidant activity.
