Failure of acarbose in preventing bacterial translocation in experimental cirrhosis [1]

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 454-455

  Seva Pereira, T ^a   Fernandez J ^a   Navasa, M ^a   Vila, J ^a   Rodes J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; CISAPRIDE; NORFLOXACIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROPRANOLOL; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0041327682     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(03)00234-4     Document Type: Letter

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