Melatonin modulates the effects of diethylstilbestrol (DES) on the anterior pituitary of the female Wistar rat.

We studied the anti-tumorigenic effect of melatonin in diethylstilbestrol (DES)-treated anterior pituitaries in rats. Twenty-one female Wistar rats were randomly allocated into three groups: vehicle control rats, DES-treated rats, and DES-treated rats co-administrated with melatonin beginning at wee...

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Main Authors: Yazhuo Zhang, Yilin Sun, Guilin Li, Fang Yuan, Zhongfang Shi, Weijiang Zhao, Zhongcheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2010-08-01
Series:Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Online Access:http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4232