The Effects of α-Lipoic Acid against Testicular Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats

Testicular torsion is one of the urologic emergencies occurring frequently in neonatal and adolescent period. Testis is sensitive to ischemia-reperfusion injury, and, therefore, ischemia and consecutive reperfusion cause an enhanced formation of reactive oxygen species that result in testicular cell...

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Main Authors: Seda Ozbal, Bekir Ugur Ergur, Guven Erbil, Isıl Tekmen, Alper Bagrıyanık, Zahide Cavdar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/489248