Effects of melatonin hormone on hippocampus in pinealectomized rats: An immunohistochemical and biochemical study

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 418-425

  Kus, Murat Abdulgani ^a   Sarsilmaz, Mustafa ^b   Karaca, Omur ^c   Acar, Tolgahan ^b   Gülcen, Burak ^c   Hismiogullari, Adnan Adil ^c   Ogeturk, Murat ^d   Kus, Ilter ^c  

^a MEHMET AKIF ERSOY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b University of Sifa   (Turkey)

^c BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Immunohistochemistry; Melatonin; Pinealectomy; Rat

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; PROTEIN BAX; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGIST; PINEALECTOMY; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84884954328     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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