Of hemorrhagic shock, spherical cows and Aloe vera.
The central question explored in this commentary is whether the beneficial effects of an Aloe vera derived drag-reducing polymer during hemorrhagic shock is due to its O2 radical scavenging properties or to changes in blood rheology.
Gutierrez
Guillermo
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Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA. ggutierrez@mfa.gwu.edu
Fuller
Stephanie P
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D000504:Aloe / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D002151:Calorimetry; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011108:Polymers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism
D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts; D011108:Polymers; D010100:Oxygen