Protective effect of melatonin on indomethacin-induced gastric injury in rats

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-107

  Alarcón De La Lastra, Catalina ^a   Motilva, Virginia ^a   Martín, Maria José ^a   Nieto, Ana ^a   Barranco, María Dolores ^a   Cabeza, Juan ^a   Herrerías, Juan Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Gastric ulcer; Indomethacin; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INDOMETACIN; LIPID PEROXIDE; MELATONIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE; SCAVENGER; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEROXIDATION; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 0033017816     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079x.1999.tb00569.x     Document Type: Article

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