Polyenylphosphatidylcholine attenuates non-alcoholic hepatic fibrosis and accelerates its regression

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 604-613

  Ma, Xiaoli ^b   Zhao, Jingbo ^b   Lieber, Charles S ^a  

^a Alcohol Res and Treatment Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Collagen; Heterologous albumin; Liver fibrosis; Polyenylphosphatidylcholine

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ARACHIS OIL; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COLLAGEN; POLYENE PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030014283     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80147-4     Document Type: Article

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