Influences of Kupffer cell stimulation and suppression on immunological liver injury in mice

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-176

  Wang, Gen Sheng ^a,b   Liu, Geng Tao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

BCG vaccine; Kupffer cells; lipopolysaccharides; liver; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BCG VACCINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; INDIAN INK; NITRIC OXIDE; RETINOL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNE MEDIATED INJURY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER INJURY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BCG VACCINE; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; KUPFFER CELLS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LIVER; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 0030993776     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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