The recovering effect of betaine on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 249-255

  Murakami, Takaya ^a   Nagamura, Yoichi ^b   Hirano, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Betaine; BrdU; Liver injury; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETAINE; BROXURIDINE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHOLINE DERIVATIVE; FLOXURIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031779882     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.44.249     Document Type: Article

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