Melatonin protects against gastric ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 47-52

  De La Lastra, Catalina Alarcón ^a   Cabeza, Juan ^a   Motilva, Virginia ^a   Martin, Maria J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant protection; Gastric ischemia reperfusion ulcer; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MELATONIN; PEROXIDASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; STOMACH; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH ULCER; VASCULARIZATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LEUKOCYTES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MELATONIN; PEROXIDASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY; STOMACH; STOMACH ULCER; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 0031231158     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079x.1997.tb00334.x     Document Type: Article

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