Effect of melatonin and time of administration on irradiation-induced damage to rat testes

The effect of ionizing irradiation on testes and the protective effects of melatonin were investigated by immunohistochemical and electron microscopic methods. Eighty-two adult male Wistar rats were divided into 10 groups. The rats in the irradiated groups were exposed to a sublethal irradiation dos...

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Main Authors: G. Take, D. Erdogan, F. Helvacioglu, G. Göktas, G. Ozbey, C. Uluoglu, B. Yücel, Y. Guney, A. Hicsonmez, S. Ozkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000700006