Evaluation of the effects of S-methylisothiourea hemisulfate, an inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, on the healing of colonic anastomosis in rats Avaliação dos efeitos da S-metilisotiouréia, um inibidor da enzima óxido nítrico sintase induzível, na cicatrização de anastomoses colônicas em ratos

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of S-methylisothiourea hemisulfate (SMT) on the healing of colonic anastomosis in rats. METHODS: Sixty rats Wistar were distributed into two groups of 30 animals: experimental (E) and control C). The animals of experimental group received intraperitoneal SMT at 50mg/...

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Main Authors: Romulo Medeiros de Almeida, João Batista de Sousa, Paulo Roberto Faria Ribeiro, Silvana Marques e Silva, Marco Aurélio Pereira Firmino, Paulo Gonçalves de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2012-12-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502012001200011