Mucus thickness in the gastrointestinal tract of laboratory animals

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 218-227

  Varum, Felipe J O ^a,b   Veiga, Francisco ^a   Sousa, João S ^a   Basit, Abdul W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gastrointestinal mucus; mucoadhesion; pig; rabbit; rat

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; SCHIFF BASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; ILEUM; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPECIES COMPARISON; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH MUCUS; THICKNESS;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; COLORING AGENTS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUCUS; RABBITS; RATS; STAINING AND LABELING; SWINE;

EID: 84855434887     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: 20427158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2011.01399.x     Document Type: Article

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