Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (Apr 2012)

Efeitos da semicarbazida no esqueleto de ratos Wistar em crescimento

  • A. Ramos,
  • A. Pereira,
  • A.S. Cabrita,
  • F. Capela e Silva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-09352012000200035
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 64, no. 2
pp. 499 – 504

Abstract

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The effects of semicarbazide hydrochloride on skeletal tissues were evaluated using Wistar rats. In the animals submitted to the administration of semicarbazide, radiological examination showed bone and articular alterations with growth plates enlargement. Histological exams showed irregular patterns and proliferation of chondrocytes and excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix. Immunohistochemical exams showed PCNA positive reaction in pre- and hypertrofic chondrocytes. These results confirm that semicarbazide induces important changes in skeletal tissues and that has potential utility in experimental osteolathryrism

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