The role of N-acetyl-cysteine in the lung remote injury after hepatic ischemia and reperfusion in rabbits O papel da N-acetil-cisteína nas lesões pulmonares provocadas à distância pela isquemia e reperfusão hepática em coelhos

PURPOSE: To study the lesions in the lung of rabbits caused by ischemia/reperfusion hepatic (I/R) after the use of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC). METHODS: Twenty-four rabbits distributed in two groups: control group GI (n = 12) 5% glucose solution and experiment group GII (n = 12) NAC. The animals were pr...

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Main Authors: Angela Potter de Castro, Miguel Angelo Martins de Castro Junior, Susi Lauz, Emilio Facin, Manuel de Jesus Simões, Djalma José Fagundes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2012-01-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502012000100009