Effect of cannabinoids on testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 365-370

  Rabani, R ^a   Sadeghipour Roodsari, H R ^b   Sepehri, H ^a   Hassanzadeh Salmasi, A A ^b   Dehpour, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anandamide; Cannabinoid; Ischemia reperfusion; Rat; Testicular torsion

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; ANANDAMIDE; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ISCHEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS ISCHEMIA; TESTIS TORSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347257101     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 00446025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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