to assess the roles of vascular prostaglandins in the hypertension of chronic renal failure , the release of prostacyclin and thromboxane ( tx ) from aorta was evaluated in male sprague-dawley rats , the renal mass of which was reduced by removing one kidney and two-thirds of the contralateral kidney ( `` '' 5/6 nephrectomy '' '' ) .
C0022646
kidney
C0027695
nephrectom