Relationship between nitric oxide and platelet-activating factor in castor-oil induced mucosal injury in the rat duodenum

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 353, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 680-684

  Mascolo, Nicola ^a   Izzo, Angelo A ^a   Gaginella, Timothy S ^a,b   Capasso, Francesco ^a  

^a School of Pharmacy VD   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Castor oil; Intestinal damage; Laxative; Nitric oxide; PAF

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; CASTOR OIL; GINKGOLIDE B; ISOSORBIDE 5 NITRATE; LAXATIVE; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DUODENUM INJURY; DUODENUM MUCOSA; ENANTIOMER; ENZYME RELEASE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; CASTOR OIL; CATHARTICS; DIURETICS, OSMOTIC; DUODENUM; ISOSORBIDE; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0029890920     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00167187     Document Type: Article

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