Effects of Diabetes on Post-Menopausal Rat Submandibular Glands: A Histopathological and Stereological Examination

Buyuk B., Parlak S. N., KELEŞ O. N., Can I., Yetim Z., Toktay E., ...More

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol.47, no.3, pp.199-207, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2015.80
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.199-207
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The menopause in elderly women is a physiological process where ovarian and uterine cycles end. Diabetes means higher blood glucose level that is a metabolic disease and has an increased incidence. The aim of the study was to examine the single or combined effects of menopause and diabetes that causes pathophysiological processes on submandibular gland on ovariectomy and diabetes induced rat models.