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| Owoeye,O; Malomo,A. O; Elumelu,T. N; Salami,A. A; Osuagwu,F. C; Akinlolu,A. A; Adenipekun,A; Shokunbi,M. T. |
| The anti-inflammatory effect of dexamethasone on the irradiated kidneys of adult Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus) was studied. Eighteen adult Wistar rats were, after acclimatization, randomly divided into 3 groups of 6 animals per group. The control group had normal saline, receiving neither drugs nor radiation. The second group received normal saline and radiation. The third group received pretreatment with dexamethasone at 1mg/kg body weight/day for 2 days followed by radiation. Radiation was delivered to the animals as a single fraction of 2.5 Gy of gamma rays from Cobalt-60 source, using an AECL Theatron 780-C Teletherapy machine. After exposure to the different interventions, the animals were sacrificed on the 14th post-irradiation day and the kidneys... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Radiation; Nephrons; Glomerulus; Nephritis; Anti-inflammatory; Kidney. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022008000100011 |
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