Plasma nitric oxide levels after injection of therapeutic dose of methylprednisolone acetate in rabbits;Tavşanlarda tedavi dozunda metilprednizolon asetat enjeksiyonunu sonrası plazma nitrik oksit düzeyleri

Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-172

  Uzun, Metehan ^a   Çitil, Mehmet ^a   Atakişi, Onur ^a   Uzlu, Erdog̈an ^a   Yapar, Kürşad ^b   Erdöğan, Metin Hidayet ^a  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GIRESUN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Methylprednisolone asetate; Nitric oxide; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77954258316     PISSN: 13006045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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