The effects of topical treatment with acidified nitrite on wound healing in normal and diabetic mice

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 395-399

  Weller, Richard ^a   Finnen, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Strakan Pharmaceuticals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidified nitrite; Diabetic ulcer; Nitric oxide; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PLACEBO; SODIUM NITRITE;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; INCISION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ACIDS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NITRITES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33751045161     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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