Pneumoperitoneum induces morphological alterations in the rat testicle

PURPOSE:To investigate the seminiferous tubule histological morphology after an 8 mmHg pneumoperitoneum in the rat model. METHODS: Fourteen rats were divided into two groups: a Sham group submitted to anesthesia and a pneumoperitoneum (Pp) group submitted to abdominal insufflation at 8 mmHg during t...

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Main Authors: Carina Teixeira Ribeiro, Diogo Benchimol De Souza, Jorge Luiz Medeiros Jr., Waldemar Silva Costa, Marco Aurélio Pereira-Sampaio, Francisco José Barcellos Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2013-06-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502013000600003