Nifedipine-induced histological changes in the parotid glands of hypertensive rats

• Main Authors: Nikos Seferos (Author), Ioanna Daskala (Author), Antonia Kotsiou (Author), Madeleine Tsamouri (Author), Christine Tesseromatis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nifedipine is a widely used anti-anginal and anti-hypertensive agent. It is associated with significant gingival changes attributed more to collagen hyperplasia than to enhancement of protein synthesis. We investigated the influence of nifedipine on morphological changes in the parotid glands of rat...