An experimental study on the use of lycopene to prevent infertility due to acute oxidative ovarian damage caused by a single high dose of methotrexate


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TÜRKLER C., ONAT T., Yildirim E., Kaplan S., YAZICI G. N., MAMMADOV R., ...More

ADVANCES IN CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE, vol.29, no.1, pp.5-11, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background. Methotrexate (MTX) is an antineoplastic agent, which increases the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and decreases the level of antioxidants. Lycopene, is a potent antioxidant, which is used because of its protective effect against tissue damage.