Behavior of cardiac variables in animals exposed to cigarette smoke

OBJECTIVE: To assess the behavior of cardiac variables in animals exposed to cigarette smoke. METHODS: Two groups of Wistar rats were studied as follows: control group (C), comprising 28 animals; and smoking group (S), comprising 23 animals exposed to cigarette smoke for 30 days. Left ventricular ca...

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Main Authors: Sergio Alberto Rupp de Paiva, Leonardo Antonio Mamede Zornoff, Marina Politi Okoshi, Katashi Okoshi, Antonio Carlos Cicogna, Alvaro Oscar Campana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2003-09-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2003001100002