Effects of silymarin and vitamins E and C on liver damage induced by prolonged biliary obstruction in the rat

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-104

  Muriel, Pablo ^a   Moreno, Mario G ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BILIRUBIN; COLLAGEN; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXYPROLINE; MALONALDEHYDE; SILYMARIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; COLORIMETRY; COMMON BILE DUCT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERANCE; EXTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; FLUOROMETRY; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; COLLAGEN; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SILYMARIN; VITAMIN E;

EID: 1642353593     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2004.pto940207.x     Document Type: Article

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