Role of endogenous cannabinoids in ischemia/reperfusion injury following testicular torsion in rats

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 449-454

  Beheshtian, Azadeh ^a   Salmasi, Amirali Hassanzadeh ^a   Payabvash, Seyedmehdi ^a   Kiumehr, Saman ^a   Nezami, Behtash Ghazi ^a   Rahimpour, Sina ^a   Rabani, Razieh ^a   Tavangar, Seyed Mohammad ^b   Dehpour, Ahmad Reza ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

AM251; Anandamide; Apoptosis; Cannabinoid; Ischemia; Testicular torsion

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; ANANDAMIDE; ANTIOXIDANT; CANNABINOID; CATALASE; CELL MARKER; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERM CELL; HOST RESISTANCE; ISCHEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS TORSION;

ANIMALS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPERFUSION INJURY; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION;

EID: 43049132859     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2008.02018.x     Document Type: Article

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