Ternatin pretreatment attenuates testicular injury induced by torsion/detorsion in Wistar rats Pré-tratamento com ternatina atenua a lesão testicular induzida por torção/destorção em ratos Wistar

PURPOSE: To investigate the possible protective role of the bioflavonoid ternatin (TTN) when administered before induction of ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat testis. METHODS: Thirty-six Wistar rats were randomly assigned to 3 groups (n=12), divided in 2 subgroups (n=6). Saline 2.0ml (G-1), dimeth...

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Main Authors: Sergio Botelho Guimarães, Jefferson Menezes Viana Santos, Alan Arruda Aragão, Osamu Sandes Kimura, Edilberto R Silveira, Paulo Roberto Leitão de Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2011-08-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502011000400014