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Melatonin and its protective role against male reproductive toxicity induced by heavy metals, environmental pollutants, and chemotherapy: A review

TIECHENG SUN^1,#, LINGLI SONG^1,#, JING MA^2,#, HONG YU¹, SHANJIE ZHOU¹, SHUSONG WANG², LI TIAN^1,3,*

1 Reproductive Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, 102206, China
2 NHC Key Laboratory of Family Planning and Healthy/Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China
3 Reproductive Medicine Centre, Peking University Second Affiliated Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China

* Address correspondence to: Li Tian,
# These authors contributed equally to this work.