*2.8. Determination of Lipid Peroxidation*

Lipid peroxidation (LPO) is used to assess oxidative stress. Free malondialdehyde (MDA), which is an indicator of LPO, was analyzed in the tissue homogenates, by using a lipid peroxidation (MDA) colorimetric/fluorometric assay kit (BioVision, San Francesco, CA, USA, Cat#739-100), according to the manufacturer's instructions.
