Fol. Biol. 2012, 58, 157-165

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2012058040157

Vitamin E Treatment Enhances Erythrocyte Deformability in Aged Rats

Vural Kucukatay1, M. Bor-Kucukata1, G. Gundogdu1, G. Erken2, T. O. Ozcan1, F. D. Miloglu3, Y. Kadioglu3

1Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Kınıklı, Denizli/Turkey
2Balıkesir University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Balıkesir /Turkey
3Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

Received January 2012
Accepted April 2012

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