A critical role for nitric oxide in intestinal barrier function and dysfunction

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 2 33-2, 1996, Pages

  Alican, Inci ^a   Kubes, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

epithelium; inflammation; mast cells; neutrophils; oxidants; permeability

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; ARGININE; EDETATE CHROMIUM CR 51; ENDOTHELIN 1; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; INDOMETACIN; LINSIDOMINE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

ENTERITIS; ENTEROPATHY; INTESTINE BLOOD FLOW; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; MAST CELL; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; THROMBOCYTE ADHESION;

EID: 0029880235     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1996.270.2.g225     Document Type: Review

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