Zinc and liver cirrhosis: Biochemical and histopathologic assessment

Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 6-7

  Dashti, Hussein M ^a   Mathew, Thazhumpal C ^a   Jadaon, Meherez M ^a   Ashkanani, Eman ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

histopathology; liver cirrhosis; liver function test; thioacetamide; trace elements

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; COLLAGEN; COPPER; FIBRIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOGEN; RETICULIN; THIOACETAMIDE; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030950088     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0899-9007(96)00403-0     Document Type: Article

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