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From: Is ferroptosis involved in ROS-induced testicular lesions in a varicocele rat model?

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Study design. Legend: 70 male rats were used in this study, 10 in each group. Control, sham 2 M, varicocele 2 M, V.I-ALA+ (varicocele (V.I) rats treated with alpha lipoic acid (ALA) for 2 to 4 months post induction of varicocele), V.I-ALA (varicocele rats treated with water as solvent of ALA for 2 to 4 months post induction of varicocele), Sham 4 M and control 4 M. At day 60 (2 M) and day 120 (4 M) sperm parameters, %DNA damage, lipid peroxidation and other molecular and enzymatic tests were evaluated. ALA: Alpha lipoic acid, M: month post-surgery or varicocele induction (V.I). n: number of rats. +/_ presence or absence of ALA

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