Systemic antioxidant properties of L-carnitine in two different models of arterial hypertension

Alfonso Mate1, José L. Miguel-Carrasco1, María T. Monserrat2, Carmen M. Vázquez1
1Departamento de Fisiología y Zoología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
2Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain

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