Comparison of Indomethacin and Nimesulide, a Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor, on Key Pathophysiologic Steps in the Pathogenesis of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Enteropathy in the Rat

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