Melatonin attenuates lung injury in a hind limb ischemiaâreperfusion rat model

Objective: This study evaluated the protective antioxidant effect of melatonin on lung injury as a remote organ after skeletal muscle ischemiaâreperfusion in rats. Methods: Thirty male Wistar rats were allocated randomly into three experimental groups: operated with no ischemia (Sham) group, ischemi...

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Main Authors: Hamed Takhtfooladi, Mohammad Takhtfooladi, Fariborz Moayer, Sayed Mobarakeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S217351151400133X