Inhibitory effects of bear bile powder on dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver fibrosis in rats

World Chinese Journal of Digestology

Volumn 13, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 2487-2490

  Quan, Ming Ji ^a   Jin, Ren Shun ^a   Piao, Long ^a   Piao, Dong Ming ^a  

^a YANBIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bear bile powder; Dimethylnitrosamine; Liver fibrosis; rats

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BEAR BILE POWDER; BILE ACID; COLLAGEN FIBER; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; STELLATE CELL;

EID: 30744461583     PISSN: 10093079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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