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

Abbasoglu, Kamuran; Kalaz, Esra; Soluk-Tekkesin, Merva; Olgac, Vakur; Dogru-Abbasoglu, Semra; Uysal, Mujdat

doi:10.1007/s00383-012-3168-5

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

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Abbasoglu L. , Kalaz E. B. , Soluk-Tekkesin M., Olgac V., Dogru-Abbasoglu S., Uysal M.

Pediatric surgery international, vol.28, no.11, pp.1125-31, 2012 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 28 Issue: 11
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00383-012-3168-5
Title of Journal : Pediatric surgery international
Page Numbers: pp.1125-31

Abstract

Testicular torsion can be thought of as an ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury to the testis. This study aimed to investigate the effects of taurine (TAU) and carnosine (CAR), which are strong antioxidants, on experimental testicular I/R injury model.