Effects of Erythropoietin Administration on Adrenal Glands of Landrace/Large White Pigs after Ventricular Fibrillation

Aim. To evaluate the effects of erythropoietin administration on the adrenal glands in a swine model of ventricular fibrillation and resuscitation. Methods. Ventricular fibrillation was induced via pacing wire forwarded into the right ventricle in 20 female Landrace/Large White pigs, allocated into...

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Main Authors: Armando Faa, Gavino Faa, Apostolos Papalois, Eleonora Obinu, Giorgia Locci, Maria Elena Pais, Pavlos Lelovas, Dimitrios Barouxis, Charalampos Pantazopoulos, Panagiotis V. Vasileiou, Nicoletta Iacovidou, Theodoros Xanthos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7261960