The effects of supplemental melatonin administration on the healing of bone defects in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

• Main Authors: Senem YILDIRIMTURK (Author), Sule BATU (Author), Canan ALATLI (Author), Vakur OLGAC (Author), Deniz FIRAT (Author), Yigit SIRIN (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Diabetes mellitus (DM) causes an increased production of free radicals that can impair bone healing. Melatonin is a hormone secreted mainly by the pineal gland, which participates in the neutralization process of free radicals. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate histologic a...