Effect of post-natal castration on sepsis mortality in rats Efeito da castração pós-natal sobre a mortalidade na sepse em ratos

PURPOSE: To investigate the influence of castration in early periods of development on survival to experimental acute sepsis. METHODS: Four groups of 10 (ten) Wistar rats were used. The groups were comprised of males (M), females (F), males castrated on the fourth day of life (CM) and males castrate...

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Main Authors: Joel Antonio Bernhardt, Armando José d' Acampora, Ricardo Tramonte, João Daniel May Serafim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2007-02-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502007000100004