Open AccessA critical role of gastric mucosal ascorbic acid in the progression of acute gastric mucosal lesions induced by compound 48/80 in rats
Author(s) -
Yoshio Kamiya,
Yoshiji Ohta,
Yoichiro Imai,
Tomiyasu Arisawa,
Hiroshi Nakano
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i9.1324
Subject(s) - ascorbic acid , tbars , chemistry , gastric acid , thiobarbituric acid , mucus , npsh , stomach , nitrite , gastric mucosa , vitamin c , medicine , gastroenterology , biochemistry , antioxidant , glutathione , lipid peroxidation , enzyme , biology , nitrate , ecology , food science , organic chemistry
To study the role of gastric mucosal ascorbic acid (AA) in the progression of acute gastric mucosal lesions induced by compound 48/80 (C48/80), a mast cell degranulator, in rats.