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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 32, 1997 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Gastroprotective Activity of Melatonin and Its Precursor, L-Tryptophan, against Stress-induced and Ischaemia-induced Lesions Is Mediated by Scavenge of Oxygen Radicals

P. Ch. Konturek Depts. of Physiology and Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Cracow, Poland; Dept. of Medicine, University of Nuremberg-Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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S. J. Konturek Depts. of Physiology and Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Cracow, Poland; Dept. of Medicine, University of Nuremberg-Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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T. Brzozowski Depts. of Physiology and Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Cracow, Poland; Dept. of Medicine, University of Nuremberg-Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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A. Dembinski Depts. of Physiology and Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Cracow, Poland; Dept. of Medicine, University of Nuremberg-Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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M. Zembala Depts. of Physiology and Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Cracow, Poland; Dept. of Medicine, University of Nuremberg-Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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B. Mytar Depts. of Physiology and Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Cracow, Poland; Dept. of Medicine, University of Nuremberg-Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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E. G. Hahn Depts. of Physiology and Clinical Immunology, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Cracow, Poland; Dept. of Medicine, University of Nuremberg-Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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Pages 433-438 | Received 16 Aug 1996, Accepted 20 Jan 1997, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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