Pleiotropic effects of bombesin and neurotensin on intestinal mucosa: Not just trefoil peptides

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 3602-3603

  Assimakopoulos, Stelios F ^a   Scopa, Chrisoula D ^a   Nikolopoulou, Vassiliki N ^a   Vagianos, Constantine E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NIKEA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bombesin; Neuropeptides; Neurotensin; Pleiotropic; Regulatory peptides

Indexed keywords

BOMBESIN; NEUROTENSIN; TREFOIL PEPTIDE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLITIS; DRUG MECHANISM; ENTERITIS; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE MUCOSA; JAUNDICE; LETTER; LIVER RESECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLEIOTROPY;

EID: 54349122276     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.3602     Document Type: Letter

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