Neuroprotective effects of alpha-lipoic acid on radiation-induced brainstem injury in rats

• Main Authors: Elham Motallebzadeh (Author), Fatemeh Aghighi (Author), Zarichehr Vakili (Author), Sayyed Alireza Talaei (Author), Mehran Mohseni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and purpose: Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is an antioxidant with radioprotective properties. We designed the current work to assess the neuroprotective function of ALA in the presence of oxidative stress induced by radiation in the brainstem of rats. Experimental approach: Whole-brain radiatio...