Gastric antisecretory and antiulcer effects of simvastatin in rats

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2316-2323

  Tariq, Mohammad ^a   Khan, Haseeb A ^b   Elfaki, Ibrahim ^a   Arshaduddin, Mohammad ^a   Al Moutaery, Meshal ^a   Al Rayes, Hannan ^a   Al Swailam, Ramiz ^a  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Gastric secretion; Gastric ulcer; Inflammation; Statins; Sulfhydryl

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INDOMETACIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; SIMVASTATIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ACIDITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PYLORUS; RAT; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; STOMACH ULCER; STOMACH WALL; ULCEROGENESIS;

EID: 36349024251     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05021.x     Document Type: Article

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