Beneficial effects of melatonin compared with allopurinol in experimental testicular torsion

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1238-1241

  Abasiyanik, Adnan ^a,b   Dagdönderen, Lütfi ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Aziziye Cad Kosem Ishani No:2/102   (Turkey)

Author keywords

allopurinol; antioxidant agent; melatonin; Testicular torsion

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ANTIOXIDANT; CREATINE KINASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTIS TORSION;

ALLOPURINOL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CREATINE KINASE; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTIS;

EID: 3843112165     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.04.018     Document Type: Article

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