Damaging actions of testosterone on cysteamine-induced gastroduodenal ulceration and vascular leakage in the rat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 337, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 275-278

  László, Ferenc ^a   Varga, Csaba ^b   Montoneri, Corrado ^c   Drago, Filippo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cysteamine; Gastroduodenal mucosa; Gastroduodenal ulceration; Microcirculation; Microvascular leakage; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual steroid; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CYPROTERONE ACETATE; MERCAPTAMINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; CYSTEAMINE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; ORCHIECTOMY; PEPTIC ULCER; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0343632339     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01265-X     Document Type: Article

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