Sildenafil reduces the alcohol-induced gastric damage: Just say 'NO' (British Journal of Pharmacology (2008) 153: 4 (623-624) doi: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707642);Sildenafil reduces alcohol-induced gastric damage: Just say 'NO'

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 623-624

  Duffin, R ^a   Shaw, C A ^b   Rossi, A G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Gastric damage; Nitric oxide; Viagra

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALCOHOL; CYCLIC GMP; GLIBENCLAMIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SILDENAFIL;

DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH INJURY;

EID: 39449121160     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjp.2008.103     Document Type: Erratum

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