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Antioxidant capacity of Momordica charantia extract and its protective effect on testicular damage in valproic acid-induced rats

Int. j. morphol; 36 (2), 2018
Although Momordica charantia (MC) has preventive effects on tissue injuries, antioxidant capacity and protective effect of MC pulp and peel (MCP) on valproic acid (VPA)-testicular damage have never been reported. Fresh MCPs were aqueous extracted and determined for antioxidant capacity and momordicine I ...

The effect of gentamicin nephrotoxicity in newborn mice at breastfeeding

Int. j. morphol; 36 (2), 2018
Gentamicin can pass through the placenta. This antibiotic also enters breast milk, but its absorption in the intestine is insignificant, so that it could be only found in half of the infants' blood. In the present study, it is attempted to experimentally evaluate the toxic effect of gentamicin on the kid...

Nervo óptico: medida do diâmetro de sua bainha para detectar hipertensão intracraniana

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (2), 2018
Resumo Objetivo: este trabalho teve como objetivo realizar uma revisão da literatura sobre a avaliação e detecção da hipertensão intracraniana através da ultrassonografia do nervo óptico. Métodos: revisão narrativa da literatura baseado em um levantamento bibliográfico nas bases de dados ele...

The association between the outcomes of extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and the anthropometric measurements of the prostate by magnetic resonance imaging

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction and objective To determine the association between the anthropometric measurements by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and perioperative outcomes of extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (ELRP). Materials and Methods From 2008 to June 2016, 86 patients underwent preop...

Migraine improvement correlates with posterior cingulate cortical thickness reduction

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective The main goal of this study was to correlate migraine improvement, after prophylactic therapy, with cortical thickness changes. Methods Cortical thickness maps were obtained with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) from 19 patients with migraine before (first scan) and after (second sca...

Morphological Characterization of Diaphragm in Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 90 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT The wall of the diaphragm can be affected by congenital or acquired alterations which allow the passage of viscera between the abdominal and chest cavities, allowing the formation of a diaphragmatic hernia. We characterized morphology and performed biometrics of the diaphragm in the common squir...

Normative values for optical coherence tomography parameters in healthy children and interexaminer agreement for choroidal thickness measurements

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To (a) determine the normative values for optical coherence tomography (OCT) parameters such as central macular thickness, retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, and choroidal thickness in healthy children; (b) investigate the relationships of these parameters with axial length, central ...

Percutaneous laser ablation of benign thyroid nodules: a one year follow-up study

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate safety and effectiveness of nodule volume reduction and thyroid function after percutaneous laser ablation treatment in patients with benign nonfunctioning thyroid nodules. Methods Prospective single-center study, from January 2011 to October 2012, which evaluated 30 eu...

Cardiac protein expression patterns are associated with distinct inborn exercise capacity in non-selectively bred rats

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (3), 2018
In the present study, we successfully demonstrated for the first time the existence of cardiac proteomic differences between non-selectively bred rats with distinct intrinsic exercise capacities. A proteomic approach based on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry was used to st...

Agonistic activity of tamoxifen, a selective estrogen-receptor modulator (SERM), on arthritic ovariectomized mice

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (1), 2018
Arthritis is positively associated with the decline of sex hormones, especially estrogen. Tamoxifen (TMX) is a selective estrogen receptor modulator, possessing agonist or antagonistic activity in different tissues. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of TMX on the zymosan-ind...