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Use of anabolic steroid altered the liver morphology of rats

Int. j. morphol; 32 (3), 2014
The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of testosterone propionate administration in the liver of rats. The rats were divided in the following groups: Initial control (SC), Aged control (SE) and Anabolic group (SA). Testosterone propionate was administered three times per week during 16 we...

The comparison of the effects of dexmedetomidine, fentanyl and esmolol on prevention of hemodynamic response to intubation

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 64 (5), 2014
Background and objectives: Laryngoscopy and intubation can cause hemodynamic response. Various medications may be employed to control that response. In this study, we aimed to compare the effects of dexmedetomidine, fentanyl and esmolol on hemodynamic response. Methods: Ninety elective surgery patients w...

Infecciones graves por Staphylococcus aureus: características clínicas, sensibilidad antibiótica y uso de antimicrobianos. Serie de casos

Arch. argent. pediatr; 112 (4), 2014
La aparición de infecciones por Staphylococcus aureus (SA) meticilino-resistente (MR) de la comunidad es un problema de salud pública de variable magnitud en diferentes áreas geográficas del mundo. El debate acerca del tratamiento antibiótico empírico inicial permanece abierto. Nuestro objetivo es ...

Actividad antiviral de un extracto acuoso del alga roja Laurencia obtusa frente a virus influenza A y B
Antiviral activity of an aqueous extract from the red alga Laurencia obtusa against influenza A and B viruses

Rev. cuba. med. trop; 66 (2), 2014
(au)INTRODUCCIÓN: la terapia antiviral frente a las infecciones provocadas por virus influenza se basa en empleo de inhibidores de las proteínas M2 y neuraminidasa (NA). Sin embargo, la emergencia de cepas estacionales resistentes a ambos grupos de fármacos motiva la búsqueda de nuevos fármacos anti...

Prognóstico visual de 'crosslinking' para ceratocone com base em tomografia de córnea pré-operatória

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (4), 2014
Objetivo: Verificar índices tomográficos do pré-operatório de pacientes com ceratocone submetidos à crosslinking corneano (CXL) como fatores preditivos para a melhora na acuidade visual corrigidas (AVc) após um ano. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo que incluiu 63 olhos de 53 pacientes com ceratocone ...

Tabaquismo y su efecto en los tejidos periodontales

Moringa oleifera impairs the morphology and functions of the kidney in adult Wistar rats

Int. j. morphol; 32 (2), 2014
We tested the hypothesis that Moringa oleifera impairs the morphology and functions of the kidney in rats. Twenty-four adult male Wistar rats were employed in the study. Rats of Control Group I received physiological saline while rats of Groups II ­ IV received 250, 500 and 750 mg/kg bodyweight of metha...

El pirofosfato de tiamina reduce el daño celular inducido por hipoxia en el cerebro de ratas neonatas

Int. j. morphol; 32 (2), 2014
La encefalopatía por hipoxia es causa de discapacidad y requiere de nuevas estrategias terapéuticas. El pirofosfato de tiamina (PPT) es un cofactor esencial de enzimas fundamentales en el metabolismo de la glucosa, cuya disminución puede conducir a la falla en la síntesis de ATP y a la muerte celular...

Renal corpuscles were protected from dichlorvos: induced morphological alterations in rats by antioxidant vitamins

Int. j. morphol; 32 (2), 2014
Dichlorvos (DDVP), an organophosphorus pesticide is a volatile compound which enters the human body through oral, dermal and inhalational routes and is excreted via the kidney. This study assessed the effects of DDVP on the histology of the kidney. Twenty five male rats (75.05 ± 5.55 g) were divided int...

Chemopreventive effect of Brazilian green propolis on experimental dermal carcinogenesis in murine model

Int. j. morphol; 32 (2), 2014
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of oral administration of Hydroalcoholic Extract of Green Propolis (HEGP) on dermal carcinogenesis in rodent model. For the biological assay, we used 36 mice, assigned into 6 groups (n=6): CTR (treated with 100 mg/kg HEGP and no tumor induction), TUM (treate...