A novel model of acetaminophen-induced acute hepatic failure in rabbits

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 264-272

  Rahman, Tony Manibur ^a   Selden, Angela Clare ^b   Hodgson, Humphrey Julian Francis ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Fulminant; Hepatic; Liver; Methylcholanthrene; Phenobarbitone

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLCHOLANTHRENE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CREATININE; CYTOCHROME P450; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE SYNTHASE; LACTIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INDUCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RABBIT; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0036389260     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2002.6476     Document Type: Article

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