Quercetin protects the retina by reducing apoptosis due to ischemia-reperfusion injury in a rat model

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effect of quercetin on apoptotic cell death induced by ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in the rat retina. Methods: Twenty-four rats were divided into four equal groups: control, ischemic, solvent, and quercetin. I/R injury was achieved by elevating the...

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Main Authors: Sedat Arikan, Ismail Ersan, Turan Karaca, Selcuk Kara, Baran Gencer, Ihsan Karaboga, Tufan Hasan Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2015-04-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492015000200009&lng=en&tlng=en