Ghrelin as a novel therapy for radiation combined injury

Molecular Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 137-143

  Jacob, Asha ^a   Shah, Kavin G ^a   Wu, Rongqian ^a   Wang, Ping ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; ESCULENTOSIDE A; GASTROINTESTINAL HORMONE; GHRELIN; INTERLEUKIN 6 ANTIBODY; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PENTOXIFYLLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BURN; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION SICKNESS; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; THERMAL INJURY; WOUND;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GHRELIN; HUMANS; MICE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION, IONIZING; RATS; SEPSIS;

EID: 77649162874     PISSN: 10761551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2119/molmed.2009.00154     Document Type: Review

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