Oxidative and antioxidative defense system in testicular torsion/detorsion

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 479-484

  Elshaari, F A ^a   Elfagih, R I ^b   Sheriff, D S ^b   Barassi, I F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b AL ARAB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

detorsion; oxidant and antioxidant defense system; Torsion

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEXOSE MONOPHOSPHATE SHUNT; ISCHEMIA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REPERFUSION; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS TORSION;

EID: 84856102644     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.91436     Document Type: Article

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