Morphological and biochemical changes following acute unilateral testicular torsion in prepubertal rats

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1149-1154

  Saba, M ^a   Morales, C R ^a   De Lamirande, E ^a   Gagnon, C ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

catalase; ischemia reperfusion; reactive oxygen species; superoxide dismutase; testicular torsion; thiobarbituric reactive substances

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ISCHEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS TORSION; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

EID: 0031022769     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65158-9     Document Type: Article

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