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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karolinum Press
2011-01-01
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Series: | Acta Medica |
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Online Access: | https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/54/2/0073/ |