N-Acetyl-Cysteine: Protective Agent or Promoter of Gastric Damage?

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 273-278

  Lopez, R A ^a   Tornwall, M S ^b   Henagan, J M ^b   Smith, G S ^b   Miller, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALCOHOL; GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STOMACH MUCOSA INJURY;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GLUTATHIONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025853165     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3181/00379727-197-43255     Document Type: Article

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