EFFECTS OF SELENIUM ON AXON AND MYELIN HEALING IN AN EXPERIMENTAL SCIATIC NERVE INJURY MODEL

KIZILAY, ZAHİR; ERKEN, HAYDAR; Aktas, Serdar; Ersoy, Nevin; ABAS, BURÇİN; TOPCU, ABDULLAH; YENİSEY, ÇİĞDEM; İSMAİLOĞLU, Özgür

EFFECTS OF SELENIUM ON AXON AND MYELIN HEALING IN AN EXPERIMENTAL SCIATIC NERVE INJURY MODEL

KIZILAY Z., ERKEN H. A., Aktas S., Ersoy N., ABAS B. İ., TOPCU A., ...More

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.80, no.4, pp.138-145, 2017 (ESCI, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 80 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2017
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.138-145
Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Although, the neuroprotective effects of selenium are known, its effect on peripheral nerve injury is not clear. The study was aimed to investigate whether selenium prevents axonal and myelin damage in experimental sciatic nerve injury.