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Take,G.; Erdogan,D.; Helvacioglu,F.; Göktas,G.; Ozbey,G.; Uluoglu,C.; Yücel,B.; Guney,Y.; Hicsonmez,A.; Ozkan,S.. |
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 dose of 8 Gy, either to the total body or abdominopelvic region using a 60Co source at a focus of 80 cm away from the skin in the morning or evening together with vehicle (20% ethanol) or melatonin administered 24 h before (10 mg/kg), immediately before (20 mg/kg) and 24 h after irradiation (10 mg/kg), all ip. Caspace-3 immunoreactivity was increased in the irradiated group compared to control (P < 0.05). Melatonin-treated groups showed less apoptosis as... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Testes; Gamma-irradiation; Melatonin; Immunohistochemistry; Electron microscopy. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000700006 |
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