The role of L-carnitine in treatment of a murine model of asthma

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 295-301

  Uzuner, Nevin ^a   Kavukçu, Salih ^a   Yilmaz, Osman ^a   Özkal, Selmin ^a   Işlekel, Hüray ^a   Karaman, Özkan ^a   Soylu, Alper ^a   Kargi, Aydanur ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; L carnitine; Leukotriene E4; Oxygen saturation

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; LEUKOTRIENE E4; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD; DISEASE MODEL; LUNG; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; URINE;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CARNITINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LEUKOTRIENE E4; LUNG; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OXYGEN;

EID: 0037667604     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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