The effects of supplemental melatonin administration on the healing of bone defects in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
ABSTRACT Diabetes mellitus (DM) causes an increased production of free radicals that can impair bone healing. Melatonin is a hormone secreted mainly by the pineal gland, which participates in the neutralization process of free radicals. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate histologic a...
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| Idioma: | eng |
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2016
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| Texto completo: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572016000300239 |
| País: | Brasil |
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