The effect of methylene blue on histological damage after spermatic cord torsion in a rat model

BJU International

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 90-92

  Greenstein, A ^a,b   Schreiber, L ^a   Matzkin, H ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Histological damage; Methylene blue; Oxygen free radicals; Testicular torsion

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PENIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REPERFUSION INJURY; TESTIS; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS TORSION; VEIN;

ANIMALS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTICULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0035729903     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2001.02192.x     Document Type: Article

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