Acta Med. 2013, 56: 23-28

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2014.34

THE EFFECT OF L-CARNOSINE ON ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY AND AGGREGATION ACCORDING TO THE CELL AGE IN YOUNG AND AGED RATS

Gülten Erkena, Melek Bor-Kucukatayb, Emine KilicToprakb, Beyza Akdagc, Vural Kucukatayb

aBalikesir University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Balikesir, Turkey
bPamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Kinikli, Denizli, Turkey
cPamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Kinikli, Denizli, Turkey

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