Gastroprotective activity of melatonin and its precursor, L-tryptophan, against stress-induced and ischaemia-induced lesions is mediated by scavenge of oxygen radicals

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 433-438

  Konturek, P Ch ^b   Konturek, S J ^a   Brzozowski, T ^b   Dembinski, A ^b   Zembala, M ^b   Mytar, B ^b   Hahn, E G ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cytoprotection; free radicals; gastric blood flow; ischaemia; melatonin; prostaglandins; stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; INDOMETACIN; MELATONIN; OXYGEN RADICAL; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; STOMACH BLOOD FLOW; STOMACH INJURY; STOMACH PROTECTION;

EID: 0030943829     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529709025077     Document Type: Article

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