Long-term melatonin treatment reduces ovarian mass and enhances tissue antioxidant defenses during ovulation in the rat

Long-term melatonin treatment reduces ovarian mass and enhances tissue antioxidant defenses during ovulation in the rat

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Melatonin regulates the reproductive cycle, energy metabolism and may also act as a potential antioxidant indoleamine. The present study was undertaken to investigate whether long-term melatonin treatment can induce reproductive alterations and if it can protect ovarian tissue against lipid peroxida...

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Main Authors: L.G.A. Chuffa, J.P.A. Amorim, G.R. Teixeira, L.O. Mendes, B.A. Fioruci, P.F.F. Pinheiro, F.R.F. Seiva, E.L.B. Novelli, W. Mello Júnior, M. Martinez, F.E. Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Melatonin
Ovary mass
Lipid peroxidation
Antioxidant defenses
Superoxide dismutase
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