Nutritional supplementation with l-arginine prevents pelvic radiation-induced changes in morphology, density, and regulating factors of blood vessels in the wall of rat bladder

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 653-658

  Costa, Waldemar S ^a   Ribeiro, Monica N ^a   Cardoso, Luiz E M ^a   Dornas, Maria C ^a   Ramos, Cristiane F ^a   Gallo, Carla B M ^a   Sampaio, Francisco J B ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bladder; Blood vessels; l arginine; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLOOD VESSEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PELVIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RAT; VASCULARIZATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BLOOD VESSELS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PELVIS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; URINARY BLADDER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84878252072     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-012-0938-6     Document Type: Article

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