Toxic dilatation of colon in a rat model of colitis is linked to an inducible form of nitric oxide synthase

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 3 33-3, 1996, Pages

  Mourelle, Marisabel ^a   Vilaseca, Jaime ^a   Guarner, Francisco ^a   Salas, Antonio ^a   Malagelada, Juan R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

2,4 diamino 6 hydroxypyrimidine; aminoguanidine; dexamethasone; enteric bacteria; inflammation; megacolon; N(G) nitro L arginine methyl ester

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; IMIPENEM; MYELOPEROXIDASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLITIS; COLON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0029989257     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1996.270.3.g425     Document Type: Article

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