Furan toxicity on testes and protective role of lycopene in diabetic rats

Creative Commons License

Kara O., BAŞ H., PANDIR D.

JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH-GERMAN GYNECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, cilt.17, sa.4, ss.191-196, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/jtgga.2016.16144
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH-GERMAN GYNECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.191-196
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Furan, rat, testis, toxicity, lycopene, diabetes mellitus, SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Furan (C4H4O) is a heat-induced food contaminant that is utilized as an industrial chemical agent. Lycopene is a natural substance that is produced by plants and tomatoes. We aimed to evaluate the toxicity of furan on testes and the protective effect of lycopene in diabetic rats.