Open AccessEffect of melatonin in the prevention of post-operative adhesion formation in a rat uterine horn adhesion model
Author(s) -
Bülent Özçelik,
İbrahim Serdar Serin,
Mustafa Başbuğ,
Semih Uludağ,
Figen Narin,
Mehmet Tayyar
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deg337
Subject(s) - uterine horns , adhesion , melatonin , french horn , andrology , medicine , biology , endocrinology , chemistry , uterus , psychology , pedagogy , organic chemistry
Our main aim was to investigate the effects of melatonin (ME), possibly the most powerful free-radical scavenger, on the prevention of i.p. adhesion formation in rat uterine horn. Our secondary aim was to determine whether different methods of administration of ME were beneficial.
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