Reduction of carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxic effects by oral administration of betaine in male Han-Wistar rats: A morphometric histological study

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 231-238

  Junnila, Matti ^a,b   Rahko, T ^a   Sukura, A ^a   Lindberg, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Betaine; Carbon tetrachloride; Fatty liver; Morphometric histological study; Rats

Indexed keywords

BETAFIN BP; BETAINE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; OLIVE OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY LIVER; GOLGI COMPLEX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER CELL; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; RAT; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

EID: 0034063770     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.37-3-231     Document Type: Article

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