Relationship between melatonin levels in plasma and gastrointestinal tissues and the incidence and severity of gastric ulcers in pigs

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-66

  Bubenik, G A ^a   Ayles, H L ^a   Friendship, R M ^a   Brown, G M ^b   Ball, R O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gastric ulcers; Gastrointestinal tracts; Melatonin; Swine

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIET; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INTESTINES; MALE; MELATONIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOMACH; STOMACH ULCER; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 0031900906     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1998.tb00367.x     Document Type: Article

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