Evidence that S-adenosyl-L-methionine diastereoisomers may reduce ischaemia-reperfusion injury by interacting with purinoceptors in isolated rat liver

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 225-233

  Dunne, J Bruce ^a,b   Alexander, Barry ^a   Williams, Roger ^a,c   Tredger, J Michael ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

8 phenyltheophylline; Ischaemia reperfusion injury; Isolated perfused rat liver; L N monomethylarginine; Liver transplantation; Nitric oxide; Purinoceptors

Indexed keywords

8 PHENYLTHEOPHYLLINE; ARGININE METHYL ESTER; PURINE RECEPTOR; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTEREOISOMER; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER ISCHEMIA; LIVER PERFUSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 0031708484     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702043     Document Type: Article

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