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Effect of Exogenous Melatonin Supplementation to Counteract Increased Lipid Peroxidation during Pregnancy in Rats


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1 Department of Reproductive Biomedicine, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Munirka, New Delhi 110067, India
     

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Pregnancy is a physiological state accompanied by high metabolic demand and increased oxygen requirement. Due to increased intake and utilization of oxygen high levels of oxidative stress would be expected. Melatonin and other indole metabolites are known to be a direct free radical scavenger and indirect antioxidants.
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  • Effect of Exogenous Melatonin Supplementation to Counteract Increased Lipid Peroxidation during Pregnancy in Rats

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U. Kanchan
Department of Reproductive Biomedicine, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Munirka, New Delhi 110067, India
M. M. Misro
Department of Reproductive Biomedicine, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Munirka, New Delhi 110067, India

Abstract


Pregnancy is a physiological state accompanied by high metabolic demand and increased oxygen requirement. Due to increased intake and utilization of oxygen high levels of oxidative stress would be expected. Melatonin and other indole metabolites are known to be a direct free radical scavenger and indirect antioxidants.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.18519/jer%2F2003%2Fv7%2F98883