Neuroprotective effect of melatonin on experimental peripheral nerve injury: An electron microscopic and biochemical study

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 109-114

  Daglioglu, E ^a   Serdar Dike, M ^b   Kilinc, K ^c   Erdogan, D ^d   Take, G ^d   Ergungor, F ^a   Okay, O ^a   Biyikli, Z ^e  

^a 2nd Neurosurgery Clinic   (Turkey)

^b Ankara State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^e ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electron microscope study; Lipid peroxidation; Melatonin; Rat; Sciatic nerve injury

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE;

ANEURYSM CLIP; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE FIBER; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYELIN SHEATH; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; ORGANELLES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PEROXIDASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 70350460792     PISSN: 00444251     EISSN: 14389746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1220712     Document Type: Article

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