N-acetylcysteine and intestinal health: A focus on mechanisms of its actions

Frontiers in Bioscience - Landmark

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 872-891

  Hou, Yongqing ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Yi, Dan ^a   Wu, Guoyao ^a,b  

^a WUHAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Intestinal functions; Lipopolysaccharide; N acetylcysteine; Piglets; Review

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS;

ACETYLCYSTEINE;

DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH; HUMAN; INTESTINE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INTESTINES;

EID: 84918557530     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/4342     Document Type: Article

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