Suppressive effect of melatonin administration on ethanol-induced gastroduodenal injury in rats in vivo

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 264-270

  Melchiorri, Daniela ^a,b   Sewerynek, Ewa ^a,c   Reiter, Russel J ^a   Ortiz, Genaro G ^a,d   Poeggeler, Burkhard ^a   Nisticò, Giuseppe ^b  

^a Univ Texas Hlth Sci Ctr S A ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c University of Medicine   (Poland)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DE OCCIDENTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Duodenum; Erosion; Ethanol; Free radicals; GSH; GSSG Rd; Melatonin; Stomach

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; INDOMETACIN; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DRUG EFFICACY; DUODENUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STOMACH;

EID: 0030893261     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701104     Document Type: Article

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