Saffron (Crocus sativus) increases gastric acid and pepsin secretions in rats: Role of nitric oxide (NO)

Fatemeh Nabavizadeh¹*, Ehsan Salimi², Zahra Sadroleslami³, Seyed Morteza Karimian¹ and Jalal Vahedian⁴

¹Department of Physiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran.

²Department of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran.

³Medical School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran.

⁴Department of surgery, Firuzgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2011-02-21Accepted: 2025-04-28Published: 2011-02-21

Int. J. Pharm. & Pharmacol. 2011, 2(1), 1-6

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