Does L-Arginine induce intestinal adaptation by epithelial growth factor?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 73-75

  Camli, Alparslan ^a   Barlas, Meral ^a   Yagmurlu, Aydin ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epithelial growth factor; Intestinal adaptation; L Arginine; Short bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINE ADAPTATION; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SALIVA; SERUM; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ARGININE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 15444373742     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03298.x     Document Type: Article

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