Glutamine administration enhances the healing of lung parenchymal injuries and reduces air leakage in rats

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 239-245

  Sanli, Aydin ^a   Onen, Ahmet ^a   Sarioglu, Sulen ^a   Sis, Banu ^a   Guneli, Ensari ^a   Gokcen, Banu ^a   Karapolat, Sami ^a   Acikel, Unal ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Air leakage; Collagen; Glutamine; Lung

Indexed keywords

ALANYLGLUTAMINE; COLLAGEN; GLUTAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; LUNG INJURY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOTHORAX; RAT; SCALPEL; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33750716002     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.210.239     Document Type: Article

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