Melatonin prevents experimental liver cirrhosis induced by thioacetamide in rats

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-150

  Cruz, Adolfo ^a   Padillo, Francisco J ^a   Torres, Eva ^a   Navarrete, Carmen M ^a   Munoz Castañeda, Juan R ^a   Caballero, Francisco J ^a   Briceño, Javier ^a   Marchal, Trinidad ^a   Túnez, Isaac ^b   Montilla, Pedro ^b   Pera, Carlos ^a   Muntané, Jordi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^b Universidad de Cordoba   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cirrhosis; Fibrosis; Liver; Melatonin; Oxidative stress; Stellate cell

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CATALASE; EOSIN; GLUTATHIONE; HEMATOXYLIN; LIPID PEROXIDE; MELATONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOACETAMIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; FIBROSIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; RAT; SEROLOGY; STAINING; STELLATE CELL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATALASE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; MELATONIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOACETAMIDE;

EID: 23744497066     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2005.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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