Histopathological and Functional Evaluation of Radiation-Induced Sciatic Nerve Damage: Melatonin as Radioprotector

Histopathological and Functional Evaluation of Radiation-Induced Sciatic Nerve Damage: Melatonin as Radioprotector

<i>Background and Objectives:</i> Radiotherapy uses ionizing radiation for cancer treatment. One of the side effects of radiotherapy is peripheral neuropathy. After irradiation, the first stage of neuropathy involves electrophysiological, biochemical and histopathological variations, whi...

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Main Authors: Dheyauldeen Shabeeb, Ahmed Eleojo Musa, Mansoor Keshavarz, Farid Esmaely, Gholamreza Hassanzadeh, Alireza Shirazi, Masoud Najafi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
radiation
melatonin
neuropathy
peripheral nerve
sciatic nerve
radiotherapy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/8/502

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