Melatonin may prevent or reverse polycystic ovary syndrome in rats

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the ovarian effects of melatonin (Mel) in a rat model of polycystic-ovary-syndrome (PCOS) before and after permanent estrus induction. METHODS Thirty-two adult-female rats with regular estrous cycle were equally divided into four groups: 1) GCtrl – at estrous phase. 2)...

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Main Author: Lombardi,Leonardo Augusto (author)
Other Authors: Mattos,Leandro Sabará de (author), Simões,Ricardo Santos (author), Florencio-Silva,Rinaldo (author), Sasso,Gisela Rodrigues da Silva (author), Carbonel,Adriana Aparecida Ferraz (author), Simões,Manuel Jesus (author), Baracat,Edmund Chada (author), Soares Jr,José Maria (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Ovary
Melatonin
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Estrous cycle
Rats
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302019000701008
Country:Brazil
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