Beneficial effects of melatonin and BQ-123 on the rat testis damage caused by cigarette smoke

ASLAN, HÜSEYİN; Kesici, Hakan; Karaca, Zafer; ÖZYURT, BİRSEN; TAŞ, UFUK; Ekici, Fatih; Erdogan, Hasan; GEVREK, FİKRET; ÇAYLI, SEVİL

doi:10.3906/sag-1312-66

Beneficial effects of melatonin and BQ-123 on the rat testis damage caused by cigarette smoke

ASLAN H., Kesici H., Karaca Z. I., ÖZYURT B., TAŞ U., Ekici F., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.45, sa.1, ss.11-17, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1312-66
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.11-17
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.