title: Poly-N-acetyl glucosamine: will it replace cyanoacrylate for treatment of gastric varices? A pilot study in a rabbit model.
authors.affiliation: Digestive Disease Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kulling
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Demcheva
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Hawes
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Vournakis
mesh_terms: D000117:Acetylglucosamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000818:Animals; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011108:Polymers / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011817:Rabbits; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D011108:Polymers; D011134:Polysaccharides; C113831:poly-N-acetyl glucosamine; D000117:Acetylglucosamine