Iron removal by phlebotomy for the prophylaxis of fulminant hepatitis in a Wilson disease model of Long-Evans Cinnamon Rats

Hepatology Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 276-280

  Hayashi, Hisao ^a   Wakusawa, Shinya ^b   Yano, Motoyoshi ^c  

^a AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKURIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ceruloplasmin; Copper; Malondialdehyde; Mortality

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MALONALDEHYDE; NONHEME IRON PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IRON DEFICIENCY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; TISSUE SECTION; VICTIM; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 33746497951     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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