The effect of nitric oxide synthases inhibitors on inflammatory bowel disease in a rat model

In Vivo

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 513-516

  Pilichos, Charalambos J ^a   Kouerinis, Ilias A ^a   Zografos, George C ^a   Korkolis, Dimiris P ^b   Preza, Athena A ^a   Gazouli, Maria ^b   Menenakos, Evangelos I ^a   Loutsidis, Antonios E ^b   Zagouri, Flora ^a   Gorgoulis, Vassilis G ^b,c   Fotiadis, Constantin I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c University of Athens ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

AMG; Inflammatory bowel disease; L NAME; Nitric oxide inhibitors

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ENTERITIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 4444294802     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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