Resolution of liver fibrosis in chronic CCl4 administration in the rat after discontinuation of treatment: Effect of silymarin, silibinin, colchicine and trimethylcolchicinic acid

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 375-380

  Muriel, Pablo ^a   Moreno, Mario G ^a   Hernández, Maria Del C ^a   Chávez, Enrique ^a   Alcantar, Lidia K ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COLCHICINE; COLLAGEN; GLYCOGEN; HYDROXYPROLINE; SILIBININ; SILYMARIN; TRIMETHYLCOLCHICINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COLCHICINE; COLLAGEN; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; LIVER GLYCOGEN; MALE; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SILYMARIN; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 18744393745     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2005.pto_06.x     Document Type: Article

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