Melatonin's gastroprotective and antistress roles involve both central and peripheral effects

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 91-95

  Kato, K ^a   Asai, S ^a   Murai, I ^a   Nagata, T ^a   Takahashi, Y ^a   Komuro, S ^a   Iwasaki, A ^a   Ishikawa, K ^a   Arakawa, Y ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Gastroprotection; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DRUG VEHICLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN; NEUROHORMONE; PEPSIN A; PROSTAGLANDIN; SCAVENGER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CISTERNA MAGNA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH MUCOSA LESION; STOMACH PROTECTION; STRESS; WATER IMMERSION;

ANIMALS; CISTERNA MAGNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GASTRIC ACID; GASTRIC MUCOSA; INJECTIONS; MALE; MELATONIN; MODELS, ANIMAL; PEPSIN A; PEPTIC ULCER; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS;

EID: 0035077076     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350170136     Document Type: Article

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