Enhanced cyclooxygenase-2 activity leads to intestinal dysmotility following hemorrhagic shock

ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To test whether hemorrhagic shock (HS) increases the Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in the intestine and whether this enhanced COX-2 expression mediates the intestinal dysmotility after HS. METHODS: Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into HS sham group and HS group. At...

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Published in:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
Main Authors: Yu-Ping Zhang, Xiu-Qing Hao, Li-Min Zhang, Ya-Ting Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2015-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/acb/v30n12/1678-2674-acb-30-12-00838.pdf