TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.45, ss.11-17, 2015 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
Background/aim: Several studies have demonstrated that cigarette smoke has detrimental effects on testicular function. However, it is unknown whether melatonin or BQ-123 has beneficial effects on the rat testis damage caused by cigarette smoke. The aim of the present study was to investigate the beneficial effects of melatonin or BQ-123 on the testicular damage caused by cigarette smoke.