title: Vascular structural changes in the artery wall of unilateral nephrectomized rats.
abstract: Wet and dry weight, concentration and total amount of nucleic acids and proteins, and incorporation of tritiated thymidine were measured in the arteries of rats after 7 and 15 days of unilateral nephrectomy, sham operation and in control animals. Arteries of uninephrectomized rats showed increased wet and dry weight, increased DNA and protein content after 7 and 15 days and a higher rate of tritiated thymidine uptake after the first week. These results suggest an early proliferative process in the arteries of unilateral nephrectomized rats.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology*; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009929:Organ Size; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA