The effects of melatonin on the immunological function of colitis in rats

World Chinese Journal of Digestology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 193-196

  Mei, Qiao ^a   Yu, Jie Ping ^a   Xu, Jian Ming ^a   Xiang, Li ^a  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; MELATONIN; TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHINA; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0036246715     PISSN: 10093079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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