D-α-tocopherol reduces renal damage in hypertensive rats

D-α-tocopherol reduces renal damage in hypertensive rats

This study investigated the beneficial effects of D-α-tocopherol supplementation in protecting against the renal morphological and functional changes caused by hypertension. Spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and normotensive control (WKY) rats received D-α-tocopherol (80 mg/kg by ga...

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Main Authors: Thaís Maria da Fonseca Pletiskaitz, Guiomar Nascimento Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Subjects:
Hipertensão arterial
Lesão renal
Aumento glomerular
Hipertrofia vascular
D-α-tocoferol
Hypertension
Renal injury
Glomerular enlargement
Vascular hypertrophy
D-α-tocopherol
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