The antioxidant role of n-acetylcysteine in testicular remote injury after skeletal muscle ischemia and reperfusion in rats

Polish Journal of Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 204-209

  Takhtfooladi, Mohammad Ashrafzadeh ^a   Jahanshahi, Amirali ^a   Sotoudeh, Amir ^b   Daneshi, Mohammad Hadi ^c   Khansari, Mohammadreza ^a   Takhtfooladi, Hamed Ashrafzadeh ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ischemia reperfusion; N acetylcysteine; Skeletal muscle; Testicular injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886009480     PISSN: 12339687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/PJP.2013.38140     Document Type: Article

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