Saffron (Crocus sativus) increases gastric acid and pepsin secretions in rats: Role of nitric oxide (NO)

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 181-184

  Nabavizadeh, Fatemeh ^a   Salimi, Ehsan ^a   Sadroleslami, Zahra ^b   Karimian, Seyed Morteza ^a   Vahedian, Jalal ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gastric acid secretion; NO; Pepsin secretion; Saffron

Indexed keywords

CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PENTAGASTRIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS; LAPAROTOMY; NONHUMAN; PEPSIN SECRETION; RAT; STOMACH ACID SECRETION;

EID: 77953678244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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