Protective effects of N-acetylcysteine on brain-dead rat liver

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 428-431

  Zhang, Shui Jun ^a   Ma, Ting Wu ^a   Ma, Xiu Xian ^a   Gou, Jian Jun ^a   Shi, Ji Hua ^a   Guo, Wen Zhi ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bain death; Liver; N acetyleysteine; Rat; Sinusoidal endothelial cells

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HYALURONIC ACID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN DEATH; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER SINUSOID; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; RAT; TIME;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BRAIN DEATH; LIVER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33748087088     PISSN: 14993872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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