Seirogan (wood creosote) inhibits stress-induced ion secretion in rat intestinal epithelium

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1303-1309

  Ataka, Koji ^a,b   Kuge, Tomoo ^b   Venkova, Kalina ^c   Greenwood Van Meerveld, Beverley ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Taiko Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c Research Administration ^*

Author keywords

Colon; Jejunum; Mucosal transport

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CREOSOTE; GUAIACOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SEIROGAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ELECTROLYTE TRANSPORT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; INTESTINE SECRETION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STRESS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CREOSOTE; DIARRHEA; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; IONS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; STRESS;

EID: 0038726408     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024155125366     Document Type: Article

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