Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome

Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome
Open Access

ISSN: 2161-1017

Research Article - (2014) Volume 3, Issue 1

Beneficial Effects of Rosuvastatin in Heart of C57Bl/6 Mice with Diet- Induced Metabolic Syndrome - A Preliminary Study

Vinícius Novaes Rocha1*#, Rodrigo Neto Ferreira1#, Carlos Alberto Mandarim-de-Lacerda2 and Jorge José De Carvalho1
1Ultrastructure and Tissue Biology Laboratory, Biomedical Center, Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2Laboratory of Morphometry, Metabolism and Cardiovascular disease, Biomedical Center, Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
#Contributed equally to this work
*Corresponding Author: Vinícius Novaes Rocha, Ultrastructure and Tissue Biology Laboratory, Biomedical Center, Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Tel: +55.21-2587-6511 Email:

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