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

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

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.45, ss.11-17, 2015 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 45 Konu: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1312-66
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.11-17

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.