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Role of N-acetyl cysteine and acetyl-l-carnitine combination treatment on DNA-damage-related genes induced by radiation in HEI-OC1 cells.

PURPOSE:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of acetyl-l-carnitine (ALC) and N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) on ionizing...

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Treatment with acetyl-l-carnitine during in vitro maturation of buffalo oocytes improves oocyte quality and subsequent embryonic development.

Oocyte quality is one of the important factors in female fertility, in vitro maturation (IVM), and subsequent embryonic development. In...

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Double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial on the effect of L-carnitine and L-acetylcarnitine on sperm parameters in men with idiopathic oligoasthenozoospermia.

Carnitine is essential for energy metabolism and spermatozoa maturation. Combining L-carnitine and L-acetylcarnitine with micronutrients has been investigated as a...

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Normal pregnancy induced glucose metabolic stress in a longitudinal cohort of healthy women: Novel insights generated from a urine metabolomics study.

During normal pregnancy, mothers face a unique physiological challenge in the adaptation of glucose metabolism in preparation for the metabolic...

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The influence of L-acetylcarnitine on reinnervation of the oculomotor nerve.

In guinea-pigs the oral administration of L-acetylcarnitine (L-AC) markedly favours the process of reinnervation of the oculomotor nerve sectioned at...

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Carnitine supplementation alleviates lipid metabolism derangements and protects against oxidative stress in non-obese hereditary hypertriglyceridemic rats.

The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of carnitine supplementation on lipid disorders and peripheral tissue insulin...

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Acetyl-l-carnitine increases nerve regeneration and target organ reinnervation - a morphological study.

Peripheral nerve injury frequently results in functional morbidity since standard management fails to adequately address many of the neurobiological hurdles...

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L-Carnitine and Acetyl-L-carnitine Roles and Neuroprotection in Developing Brain.

L-Carnitine functions to transport long chain fatty acyl-CoAs into the mitochondria for degradation by β-oxidation. Treatment with L-carnitine can ameliorate...

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Treatment with acetyl-L-carnitine exerts a neuroprotective effect in the sciatic nerve following loose ligation: a functional and microanatomical study.

Peripheral neuropathies are chronic painful syndromes characterized by allodynia, hyperalgesia and altered nerve functionality. Nerve tissue degeneration represents the microanatomical...

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