Ascorbic acid concentrations in dimethylnitrosamine-induced hepatic fibrosis in rats

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 335, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 39-47

  George, Joseph ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Dimethylnitrosamine; Hepatic fibrosis; Lipid peroxidation; Oxidative stress; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; LIPID PEROXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0242285711     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(03)00285-7     Document Type: Article

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