The Effects of Hydrolyzed Collagen and Collagen Peptide in the Treatment of Superficial Chondral Lesions: An Experimental Study.

 To evaluate the effects of hydrolyzed collagen and collagen peptide in the treatment of superficial chondral lesions in rats.  This research employed 18 . A single intraarticular infiltration of sodium iodoacetate (2 mg solution) through the patellar ligament induced joint damage in previously anesthetized animals.

Anatomical description of the ventral and dorsal cervical rootlets in rats: A microsurgical study.

Purpose: To describe the anatomical aspects of the cervical rootlets and to quantify the number of rootlets that compose C1 to T1.

Methods: Twenty male rats were used in this study. The dorsal rootlets from C1 to T1 were analyzed.