Silymarin retards the progression of alcohol-induced hepatic fibrosis in baboons

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 336-339

  Lieber, Charles S ^a   Leo, Maria A ^b   Cao, Qi ^b   Ren, Chaoling ^b   DeCarli, Leonore M ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Collagen; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYNONENAL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; LIPID; PROCOLLAGEN; RNA; SILYMARIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MILK THISTLE; PAPIO; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SILYMARIN;

EID: 0141566797     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200310000-00013     Document Type: Article

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