Pretreatment with melatonin improves ovarian tissue cryopreservation for transplantation

• Main Authors: Marcos Eiji Shiroma (Author), Luciana Lamarão Damous (Author), Fernanda Pereira Cotrim (Author), Cristiane Lima Roa (Author), José Cipolla-Neto (Author), Russel Joseph Reiter (Author), Edmund Chada Baracat (Author), José Maria Soares (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Backgroud Melatonin has anti-inflammatory and antioxidative actions at the mitochondrial level. This indole-containing molecule may protect ovarian grafts during the process of cryopreservation. Therefore, we aimed to determine whether melatonin pretreatment improves rat ovarian graft quali...