The evaluation of pituitary damage associated with cardiac arrest: An experimental rodent model

Abstract The pituitary gland plays an important endocrinal role, however its damage after cardiac arrest (CA) has not been well elucidated. The aim of this study was to determine a pituitary gland damage induced by CA. Rats were subjected to 10-min asphyxia and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). I...

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Main Authors: Yu Okuma, Tomoaki Aoki, Santiago J. Miyara, Kei Hayashida, Mitsuaki Nishikimi, Ryosuke Takegawa, Tai Yin, Junhwan Kim, Lance B. Becker, Koichiro Shinozaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79780-3