Protective effect of melatonin against α-naphthylisothiocyanate-induced liver injury in rats

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-23

  Ohta, Yoshiji ^a   Kongo, Mutsumi ^b   Sasaki, Emi ^b   Ishiguro, Isao ^b   Harada, Nobuhiro ^b  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lipid peroxidation; Liver injury (rat); Melatonin naphthylisothiocyanate; Neutrophil infiltration

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CHOLESTASIS; HORMONE ACTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0033936722     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2000.290103.x     Document Type: Article

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