The effect of Viagra (sildenafil citrate) on liver injury caused by chronic ethanol intragastric feeding in rats

Experimental and Molecular Pathology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-108

  Li, J ^a   Fu, P ^a   Deleon, M ^a   French, B A ^a   French, S W ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ischemia; Liver injury; Viagra

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE; SILDENAFIL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER INJURY; LIVER ISCHEMIA; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TENSION; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; TUBE FEEDING; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 13844281745     PISSN: 00144800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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