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| Fernandes-Santos,Caroline; Mendonça,Leonardo de Souza; Mandarim-de-Lacerda,Carlos Alberto. |
| We studied with morphological tools the effects of different doses of Losartan upon the cardiovascular remodeling in nitric oxide deficient rats. At 15 weeks of age, thirty Wistar rats were separated in six groups: control (C), L-NAME (LN), and four groups were LN was given plus Losartan at different doses (1, 5, 20 and 40 mg/kg/day). The L-NAME was given for 9 weeks, the Losartan administration starting on the 2nd week of experiment. We studied the heart, thoracic aorta and superior mesenteric artery with light microscopy and stereology. The blood pressure (BP) increased since the first week of L-NAME administration, the Losartan treatment at doses of 20 and 40 mg/kg/day was efficient to reduce BP after the 7th week of treatment. The cardiac adverse... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Losartan; Angiotensin II; L-NAME; Hypertension; Renin-angiotensin system; Stereology; L-NAME. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022006000400003 |
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| Fernandes-Santos,Caroline; Souza-Mello,Vanessa; Faria,Tatiane da Silva; Mandarim-de-Lacerda,Carlos Alberto. |
| Quantitative morphology is a reliable tool in developmental, clinical and aging biology. Quantitative data of histological improvement and/or impairment due to dietary manipulations or pharmacological interventions draws the attention of countless researchers worldwide. Morphometry allows a wide range of two-dimension analysis to be performed, whereas image segmentation allows the measurement of a single structure or the determination of the intensity of its color after adequate immunostaining or even the area occupied by a specific sort of cell. When it comes to unbiased analysis, consideration should be given to suitable tissue perfusion, fixation and embedding, avoiding artifacts. Furthermore, tissue shrinkage should be taken into account. In order to... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Quantitative morphology; Image analysis. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022013000100003 |
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