Surgical reduction of the renal mass in rats: morphologic and functional analysis on the remnant kidney Redução cirúrgica da massa renal em ratos: análise funcional e morfológica do rim remanescente

PURPOSE: This study has analyzed the giochemical and morphological effects on the remmant kidney in rats which were submitted to progressive surgical ablation of renal mass. METHODS: Sixty Wistar male rats, weighing between 210 and 380g, were used and they were distributed in 3 groups of 20 animals...

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Main Authors: Luiz Sérgio Santos, Eduardo Wei Kin Chin, Sérgio Ossamu Ioshii, Renato Tambara Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2006-08-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
Subjects:
Rim
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502006000400012