Chymase inhibitor suppresses adhesion formation in a hamster experimental model

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 435, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 265-267

  Okamoto, Yukiko ^a   Takai, Shinji ^a   Miyazaki, Mizuo ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

(Hamster); Adhesion; Chymase; Chymase inhibitor; Mast cell

Indexed keywords

CHYMASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; HAMSTER; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PERITONEUM MAST CELL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS SURGERY;

ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; CHYMASES; CRICETINAE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; MAST CELLS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS;

EID: 0037169268     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(01)01573-4     Document Type: Article

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