Light and Electron Microscopic Investigations on the Protective Effects of Lycopene (Tomato Supplementation) Against Accumulative Low Doses of Gamma Radiation-Induced Hepatic Cellular Injury in Rats

Hanaa Fathy Waer^1* and Fatma M. Shalaby²

¹Atomic Energy Authority, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Biology Department, Egypt

²Zoology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Mansoura University, Egypt

^*Corresponding Author: Dr. Hanaa Fathy Waer, Biology Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Egypt, Tel: 00201006950192

Keywords: Lycopene; Radiation; Rat; Antioxidant; Liver injury; Histology; Cytology

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