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., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.45, no.1, pp.11-17, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 45 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1312-66
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.11-17
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.