Aerobic Swim Training Restores Aortic Endothelial Function by Decreasing Superoxide Levels in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine whether aerobic training decreases superoxide levels, increases nitric oxide levels, and improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the aortas of spontaneously hypertensive rats. METHODS: Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY) were dis...

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Main Authors: Camila P. Jordão, Tiago Fernandes, Leonardo Yuji Tanaka, Luiz R. Grassmann Bechara, Luis Gustavo Oliveira de Sousa, Edilamar M. Oliveira, Paulo Rizzo Ramires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322017000500310&lng=en&tlng=en