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Taurine Is Protective Against Oxidative Stress During Cold Ischemia In The Rat Kidney, Rüveyda İrem Demi̇rci̇oğlu, Burhanetti̇n Usta, Hüseyi̇n Sert, Bünyami̇n Muslu, Muhammet Gözdemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Recent studies in rats have shown that taurine can prevent oxidative changes induced in renal tissue by ischemia and reperfusion. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether taurine can prevent oxidative changes that occur in the renal tissue during a long period of cold ischemia. Materials and methods: Oxidative changes were evaluated histologically and biochemically in kidneys from a total of 40 rats, which were assigned to 1 of 4 groups of 10 rats each: control group (no taurine given, kidneys evaluated immediately after removal), taurine group (as in the control group, except that taurine was given …