Effects of S-Adenosyl-L-methionine and interferon-α(2b) on liver damage induced by bile duct ligation in rats

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-147

  Muriel, Pablo ^a   Castro, Virginia ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cholestasis; Collagen; Fibrosis; Liver damage

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT LIGATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BILE DUCTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLESTASIS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; LIGATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

EID: 0031981479     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199803/04)18:2<143::AID-JAT485>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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