Short-term levosimendan treatment protects rat testes against oxidative stress

Short-term levosimendan treatment protects rat testes against oxidative stress

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of short-term levosimendan exposure on oxidant/antioxidant status and trace element levels in the testes of rats under physiological conditions. Twenty male Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into two groups of 10 animals each. Group 1 was...

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Main Authors:	M.B. Yuksel, S. Kavak, I. Gecit, H. Basel, H.A. Gümrükçüoğlu, H. Demir, İ. Meral
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2012-08-01
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:	Levosimendan Oxidative stress Reactive oxygen species Rat testes SOD GSH-Px MDA
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000800005&lng=en&tlng=en

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