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SUBMITTER: de Sales KPF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7012208 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
de Sales Kelston Paulo Felice KPF Pinto Bruno Araújo Serra BAS Ribeiro Nathalee Liberal Xavier NLX Melo Thamys Marinho TM Galvão-Moreira Leonardo Victor LV de Brito Filho Sebastião Barreto SB Nigri Flávio F
International journal of vascular medicine 20191215
<h4>Background</h4>Reperfusion syndrome after carotid endarterectomy is a complication associated with cerebrovascular self-regulation in a chronically hypoperfused cerebral hemisphere, leading to severe neurological damage. Vitamin C is an important antioxidant in brain metabolism that has shown some neuroprotective actions.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the potential effects of vitamin C on cerebral reperfusion in comparison with placebo (saline) in rats.<h4>Methods</h4>Male Wistar rats were ...[more]