L-Arginine, nitric oxide, and intestinal secretion: Studies in rat jejunum in vivo

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 539-544

  Mourad, F H ^a   O'Donnell, L J D ^a   Andre, E A ^a   Bearcroft, C P ^a   Owen, R A ^a   Clark, M L ^a   Farthing, M J G ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arginine; Bowel ischaemia; Intestinal transport; L NAME; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROLYTE TRANSPORT; FLUID TRANSPORT; IN VIVO STUDY; JEJUNUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029955426     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.4.539     Document Type: Article

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