Influence of alpha lipoic acid on epithelial apoptosis in experimental periodontitis
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Alpha-Lipoic Acid
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral treatment with the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) in NIDDM patients with cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN), assessed by heart rate variability (HRV). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled multicenter trial (Deutsche Kardiale Autonome Neuropathie [DEKAN] Study), NIDDM patients with reduced HRV we...
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عنوان ژورنال: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1300-0144,1303-6165
DOI: 10.3906/sag-1208-12