Nitric oxide protects the ultrastructure of pancreatic acinar cells in the course of caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis

International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 317-324

  Andrzejewska, Anna ^a   Jurkowska, Grazyna ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Nitric oxide; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ACINAR CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DAMAGE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SECRETION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CAERULEIN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033382844     PISSN: 09599673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2613.1999.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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