Prophylactic effects of pilocarpine hydrochloride on xerostomia models induced by X-ray irradiation in rats

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 545-550

  Asari, Tetsuya ^a   Komatsu, Yoshimitsu ^a   Misawa, Keiko ^a   Hara, Kiyoto ^a   Akahane, Masuo ^a  

^a KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Parotid gland; Pilocarpine hydrochloride; Prophylactic effect; Radiation; Salivary secretion; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

PILOCARPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAROTID GLAND; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SALIVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X IRRADIATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ANIMALS; MALE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; PILOCARPINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SALIVA; X-RAYS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0034958831     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2001.03485.x     Document Type: Article

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