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. 2006 Sep;86(3):750-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.02.094. Epub 2006 Jul 18.

Melatonin and roentgen irradiation of the testis

Mahmoud R Hussein  1 , Eman E Abu-Dief, Amal T Abou El-Ghait, Mohamed A Adly, Mohamad H Abdelraheem
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Melatonin and roentgen irradiation of the testis

Mahmoud R Hussein et al. Fertil Steril. 2006 Sep.
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Abstract

Melatonin is a free-radical scavenger and antioxidant. Roentgen irradiation of testis (animal model formed of albino rats) was associated with destruction and depletion of the germinal epithelial cells. In roentgen-irradiated, melatonin-pretreated animals, these changes were markedly ameliorated. Thus administration of melatonin before irradiation can protect testis from some of the destructive effects of roentgen irradiation.

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