Antifibrotic Effect of Stephania tetrandra on Experimental Liver Fibrosis Induced by Bile Duct Ligation and Scission in Rats

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 501-506

  Nan, Ji Xing ^a   Park, Eun Jeon ^a   Lee, Sung Hee ^a   Park, Pil Hoon ^a   Kim, Ji Young ^a   Ko, Geonil ^a   Sohn, Dong Hwan ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bile duct ligation and scission; Liver fibrosis; Stephania tetrandra

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYPROLINE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIGATION; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BILE DUCTS; BODY WEIGHT; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIGATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0034303067     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02976580     Document Type: Article

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