Metallothionein-independent hepatoprotection by zinc and sakuraso-saponin

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 135-140

  Itoh, Norio ^a   Kimura, Tomoki ^a   Nakanishi, Hirokuni ^a   Muto, Norio ^a   Kobayashi, Motomasa ^a   Kitagawa, Isao ^a   Tanaka, Keiichi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatoprotection; Metallothionein; Metallothionein deficient mouse; Sakuraso saponin

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CYTOCHROME P450; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; METALLOTHIONEIN; SAKURASO SAPONIN; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HYDROXYLATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER MICROSOME; LIVER PROTECTION; MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; LIVER; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; SAPONINS; TRANSAMINASES; ZINC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031452255     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(97)00086-6     Document Type: Article

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