Effects of oral arginine and glutamine on radiation-induced injury in the rat

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-154

  Hwang, Jing Min ^a   Chan, De Chuan ^a   Chang, Tzu Ming ^b   Tsao, Tang Yi ^b   Tsou, Shung Sheng ^b   Lu, Ruey Hwa ^c   Tsai, Lih Min ^c  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arginine; Glutamine; Intestinal mucosa; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTAMINE; WATER; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEEDING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE INJURY; IONIZING RADIATION; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RAT; TISSUE INJURY; ANIMAL; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROPATHY; EVALUATION; INTESTINE; LIVER DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ARGININE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GLUTAMINE; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINES; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0037294040     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4804(02)00096-3     Document Type: Article

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