Protective effects of zofenopril on testicular torsion and detorsion injury in rats

Urology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 313-319

  Altunoluk, Bülent ^a   Söylemez, Haluk ^b   Bakan, Vedat ^a   Ciralik, Harun ^a   Tolun, Fatma Inanc ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ischemia; Oxidative stress; Reperfusion; Testis; Zofenopril

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ZOFENOPRIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; MALE; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; TESTIS; TESTIS TORSION; VASCULARIZATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; CAPTOPRIL; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTIS;

EID: 84856545147     PISSN: 17351308     EISSN: 1735546X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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