Methimazole slows hepatocyte streaming in rats

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1433-1437

  Oren, Ran ^b   Zajicek, Gershom ^b   Maaravi, Yoram ^b   Kenet, Gabriel ^b   Karmely, Fanny ^b   Hubert, Ayala ^b   Raanani, Pia ^b   Arber, Nadir ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hepatocyte; Hypothyroidism; Liver; Methimazole; Rat; Streaming

Indexed keywords

THIAMAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL MOTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER VEIN OBSTRUCTION; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THYROID FUNCTION; TURNOVER TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CELL DIVISION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIVER; MALE; METHIMAZOLE; RATS; THYROTROPIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030743390     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018802407565     Document Type: Article

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