Enhanced expression of rat hepatic microsomal epoxide hydrolase by methylthiazole in conjunction with liver injury

Toxicology

Volumn 146, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 111-122

  Cho, Min Kyung ^a   Kim, Sang Geon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cysteine; Hepatotoxicity; Methionine; Methylthiazoles; Microsomal epoxide hydrolase; Starvation

Indexed keywords

EPOXIDE HYDROLASE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER MICROSOME; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CYSTEINE; DENSITOMETRY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPOXIDE HYDROLASES; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; MALE; METHIONINE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; NECROSIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA; THIAZOLES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0343963822     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(00)00163-3     Document Type: Article

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