Effect of emodin on pancreatic fibrosis in rats

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 378-382

  Wang, Cai Hua ^a   Gao, Zhi Qiang ^a   Ye, Bing ^a   Cai, Jian Ting ^a   Xie, Chuan Gao ^a   Qian, Ke Da ^a   Du, Qin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Animal model; Chronic pancreatitis; Emodin; Fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBROTIC AGENT; COLLAGEN; EMODIN; HYALURONIC ACID; LAMININ; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 1; TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33846578275     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i3.378     Document Type: Article

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