<b>The role of pneumoperitoneum in the glomerular filtration in an experimental model with 2/3 reduction of the renal mass

Objective: To evaluate the influence of the CO2 pneumoperitoneum in the glomerular filtration in a rat model with a 2/3 reduction of renal parenchyma. Methods: Adult Wistar male rats (n = 50) were subjected to right nephrectomy and a 2/3 ligature of the renal left vascular branch. Animals were rando...

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Main Authors: Marco Aurélio Valadão, Djalma José Fagundes, Willian Cesar Cavazana, Gabriel Jorge Fagundes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2017-05-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences
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Online Access:https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHealthSci/article/view/27131