Relative and combined effects of propylthiouracil, ethanol and protein deficiency on liver histology and hepatic iron, zinc, manganese and copper contents

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 535-545

  Gonzalez Reimers, E ^a   Santolaria Fernandez, F ^a   Perez Labajos, J ^a   Rodriguez Moreno, F ^a   Martinez Riera, A ^a   Hernandez Torres, O ^b   Valladares Parrilla, F ^c   Molina Perez, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; PROTEIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RAT;

EID: 0030467532     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008189     Document Type: Article

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