Recovery from Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats

To characterize the time frame of changes in pulmonary arterial pressure, right ventricular hypertrophy and morphology of small pulmonary arteries male Wistar rats were exposed to isobaric hypoxia (3 weeks, FIO2 0.1) and then let to recover on air for 1 or 5 weeks. Normoxic animals (group N) served...

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Main Authors: Hana Maxová, Alena Baňasová, Viera Povýšilová, Jan Herget, Martin Vízek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2011-01-01
Series:Acta Medica
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Online Access:https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/54/2/0073/