Melatonin promotes fracture healing in the rat model


HALICI M., ÖNER M., GÜNEY A., CANÖZ Ö., Narin F., Halici C.

EKLEM HASTALIKLARI VE CERRAHISI-JOINT DISEASES AND RELATED SURGERY, vol.21, no.3, pp.172-177, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: EKLEM HASTALIKLARI VE CERRAHISI-JOINT DISEASES AND RELATED SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.172-177
  • Keywords: Antioxidant fracture healing, malondialdehyde, melatonin, myeloperoxidase, superoxide, dismutase, FREE-RADICALS, SUPEROXIDE-DISMUTASE, REPERFUSION INJURY, BONE-RESORPTION, IN-VITRO, OXYGEN, DIFFERENTIATION, BIOLOGY, INVIVO, TISSUE
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives In this study we investigated the effect of melatonin on fracture healing in the rat tibia model by using biochemical and histopathologic methods