Therapeutic effect of melatonin on carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury in rats

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-126

  Ohta, Yoshiji ^a   Kongo, Mutsumi ^a   Sasaki, Emi ^a   Nishida, Keiji ^a   Ishiguro, Isao ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute liver injury (rat); Carbon tetrachloride; Lipid peroxidation; Melatonin; Protein synthesis; Triglyceride accumulation

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDASE; MELATONIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRYPTOPHAN 2,3 DIOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HORMONAL THERAPY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GLUTATHIONE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIPID PEROXIDES; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRIGLYCERIDES; TRYPTOPHAN OXYGENASE;

EID: 0033997605     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2001.280208.x     Document Type: Article

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