The protective effect of darbepoetin alfa on experimental testicular torsion and detorsion injury

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 846-850

  Akcora, Bulent ^a   Altug, Muhammed Enes ^a   Kontas, Tunay ^a   Atik, Esin ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Darbepoetin alfa; Testis; Torsion detorsion

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NOVEL ERYTHROPOIESIS STIMULATING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; SCORING SYSTEM; TESTIS TORSION;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMATINICS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION;

EID: 34548187170     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01844.x     Document Type: Article

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