Retinyl-palmitate reduces liver fibrosis induced by biliary obstruction in rats

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 50, Issue 49, 2003, Pages 146-150

  De Freitas Jr , Segirson ^a   Murray Bustorff Silva, Joaquim ^a   Castro E Silva Jr , Orlando ^a   Jorge, Gracinda De Lourdes ^a   Leonardi, Luiz Sérgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Collagen; Hydroxyproline; Liver fibrosis; Retinoid; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; COLLAGEN; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIVER ENZYME; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOMETRY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHOLESTASIS; COLLAGEN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0037263247     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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