Experimental study of electrolysis-induced hepatic necrosis

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1212-1216

  Robertson, G S M ^b   Wemyss Holden, S A ^a   Dennison, A R ^c   Hall, P D L M ^d   Baxter, P ^a   Maddern, G J ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROLYSIS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; NECROSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031663138     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00806.x     Document Type: Article

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