Abstract:This work was designed to study the effect of L‐Arginine (Arg) treatment on renal morphology changes after unilateral ureteral obstruction (UO). Ureteral obstruction was performed by ligation of the left ureter of Male Wistar rats, 3 month old. Four experimental groups were studied: control‐sham operated: C; obstructed: UO; control treated with Arg: CA; obstructed treated with Arg: UOA. Groups CA, and UOA received as drinking water a solution containing arginine 1% and sucrose 1%, since 24 hours before surgery… Show more
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