Bandyopadhyay, U <br/><br/>
Dexamethasone makes the gastric mucosa susceptible to ulceration by inhibiting prostaglandin synthetase and peroxidase--two important gastroprotective enzymes.  [electronic resource] 

 -  Molecular and cellular biochemistry  Dec 1999 
 - 31-6 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>0300-8177 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1023/a:1007018212822  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Animals<br/>Cimetidine--pharmacology<br/>Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors--pharmacology<br/>Dexamethasone--pharmacology<br/>Gastric Acid--metabolism<br/>Gastric Mucosa--drug effects<br/>Histamine Release--drug effects<br/>Imidazoles--pharmacology<br/>Male<br/>Pepsin A--analysis<br/>Peroxidases--antagonists & inhibitors<br/>Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases--metabolism<br/>Rats<br/>Rats, Wistar<br/>Stomach Ulcer--etiology