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Testicular toxicity following chronic codeine administration is via oxidative DNA damage and up-regulation of NO/TNF-α and caspase 3 activities

BACKGROUND: Codeine, a 3-methylmorphine, and other related opioids have been implicated in androgen suppression, although the associated mechanisms remain unclear. AIM: Therefore, the objective of the current study was to elucidate the in vivo molecular mechanisms underlying codeine-induced androgen...

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Autores principales: Akhigbe, Roland, Ajayi, Ayodeji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7069647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32168344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224052