Pretreatment with melatonin improves ovarian tissue cryopreservation for transplantation

Abstract Backgroud Melatonin has anti-inflammatory and antioxidative actions at the mitochondrial level. This indole-containing molecule may protect ovarian grafts during the process of cryopreservation. Therefore, we aimed to determine whether melatonin pretreatment improves rat ovarian graft quali...

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Main Authors: Marcos Eiji Shiroma, Luciana Lamarão Damous, Fernanda Pereira Cotrim, Cristiane Lima Roa, José Cipolla-Neto, Russel Joseph Reiter, Edmund Chada Baracat, José Maria Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12958-021-00705-4