Protective effect of melatonin on water avoidance stress induced degeneration of the bladder

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 267-270

  Çetinel, Şule ^a,c   Ercan, Feriha ^a   Çikler, Esra ^a   Contuk, Gazi ^a   Şener, Göksel ^b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b School of Pharmacy   (Turkey)

^c MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bladder; Cystitis; Interstitial; Melatonin; Rats; Wistar

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER EPITHELIUM; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAST CELL; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UROTHELIUM; WATER STRESS;

EID: 10344229971     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000145891.35810.56     Document Type: Article

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