Hydrogen sulphide is a mediator of carrageenan-induced hindpaw oedema in the rat

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-144

  Bhatia, Madhav ^a   Sidhapuriwala, Jenab ^a   Moochhala, Shabbir M ^a,b   Moore, Philip K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carrageenan; Hydrogen sulphide; Inflammation; Oedema

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PROPARGYLGLYCINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAS; INFLAMMATION; INTRAPLANTAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASODILATATION;

ALKYNES; ANIMALS; CARRAGEENAN; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE; EDEMA; GLYCINE; HINDLIMB; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MALE; PEROXIDASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 19944425183     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706186     Document Type: Article

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