Melatonin may prevent or reverse polycystic ovary syndrome in rats

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the ovarian effects of melatonin (Mel) in a rat model of polycystic-ovary-syndrome (PCOS) before and after permanent estrus induction. METHODS Thirty-two adult-female rats with regular estrous cycle were equally divided into four groups: 1) GCtrl – at estrous phase....

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Main Authors: Leonardo Augusto Lombardi, Leandro Sabará de Mattos, Ricardo Santos Simões, Rinaldo Florencio-Silva, Gisela Rodrigues da Silva Sasso, Adriana Aparecida Ferraz Carbonel, Manuel Jesus Simões, Edmund Chada Baracat, José Maria Soares Jr
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Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302019000701008&lng=en&tlng=en