Paracetamol hepatotoxicity in metallothionein-null mice

Toxicology

Volumn 125, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 131-140

  Rofe, A M ^a   Barry, E F ^a   Shelton, T L ^a   Philcox, J C ^a   Coyle, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Glycogen (glucose); Hepatocytes; Lactate dehydrogenase; Metallothionein; Paracetamol (acetaminophen); Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLYCOGEN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METALLOTHIONEIN; PARACETAMOL; ZINC;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER TOXICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FASTING; FEMALE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED STRAINS;

EID: 0032489044     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(97)00172-8     Document Type: Article

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