Prevention of Orotic-Acid-Induced Fatty Liver in Male Rats by Dehydroepiandrosterone and/or Phenobarbital

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 513-517

  Goto, Hirohiko ^a,b   Yamashita, Shuji ^b   Makita, Takashi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dehydroepiandrosterone; Fatty liver; Orotic acid; Peroxisome proliferator; Phenobarbital

Indexed keywords

RODENTIA;

OROTIC ACID; PHENOBARBITAL; PRASTERONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; FATTY LIVER; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SUGAR INTAKE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY LIVER; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OROTIC ACID; PHENOBARBITAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032044375     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.513     Document Type: Article

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