Metformin protects against carbon tetrachloride hepatotoxicity in mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 501-504

  Poon, Michel K T ^a   Chiu, Po Yee ^a   Mak, Duncan H F ^a   Ko, Kam Ming ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Glutathione; Metformin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GLUTATHIONE; METFORMIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; METFORMIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 1042269556     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.93.501     Document Type: Article

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