L-carnitine alleviates alcohol-induced liver damage in rats: Role of tumour necrosis factor-alpha

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 400-406

  Bykov, I ^a   Jarvelainen H ^a   Lindros, Kai ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARNITINE; LIPOTROPIC AGENT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FATTY LIVER; HEPATOBILIARY PARAMETERS; INFLAMMATION; KUPFFER CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEATOSIS;

ANIMALS; CARNITINE; ETHANOL; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042830364     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agg109     Document Type: Article

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