Effects of diosgenin, a plant-derived steroid, on bile secretion and hepatocellular cholestasis induced by estrogens in the rat

Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 129-140

  Accatino, Luigi ^a   Pizarro, Margarita ^b   Solís, Nancy ^b   Koenig, Cecilia S ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (MAGNESIUM); DIOSGENIN; ESTRADIOL 17 GLUCURONIDE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; PHYTOSTEROL; TAUROCHOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE FLOW; BILE SECRETION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHOLESTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIPID VESICLE; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BILE; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; DIOSGENIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEROIDS;

EID: 0031836072     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280118     Document Type: Article

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