Urea-urease system in cytoprotection against acute mucosal damage

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 137-150

  Brzozowski, T ^a   Sliwowski Z ^a   Majka, J ^a   Drozdowicz, D ^a   Konturek, S J ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

adaptive cytoprotection; ammonia; gastric blood flow; prostaglandins; sulfhydryls; urea; urease

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIA; CAPSAICIN; EFLORNITHINE; HYDROXYUREA; INDOMETACIN; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; UREA; UREASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STOMACH MUCOSA LESION;

ANIMALS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HYDROXIDES; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; UREA; UREASE;

EID: 0029939170     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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