The effects of chronic hepatitis C and B virus infections on liver reduced and oxidized glutathione concentrations

Hepatology Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 104-109

  Tanyalcin, Tijen ^a   Taskiran, Dilek ^a   Topalak, Omer ^a   Batur, Yucel ^a   Kutay, Fatma ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Glutathione; Liver; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034255559     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6346(99)00088-1     Document Type: Article

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