Effects of pinealectomy and melatonin supplementation on endometrial explants in a rat model

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-76

  Koc, Onder ^a   Gunduz, Bülent ^a   Topcuoglu, Ata ^a   Bugdayci, Güler ^a   Yilmaz, Fahri ^a   Duran, Bülent ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Endometriosis; Melatonin; Pinealectomy; Rat

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EPITHELIUM; EXPLANT; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PINEALECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 77958181796     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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