The effect of L-arginine and pentoxifylline on postoperative adhesion formation

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 377-380

  Kaleli, Babür ^a   Özden, Akin ^a,b   Aybek, Zafer ^a   Bostanci, Birol ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adhesion; L arginine; Nitric oxide; Pentoxifylline

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROTOMY; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS DISEASE;

EID: 0031939140     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1998.770403.x     Document Type: Article

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