Genistein decreases liver fibrosis and cholestasis induced by prolonged biliary obstruction in the rat

Annals of Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-47

  Salas, Alfonso Leija ^a   Ocampo, Griselda ^a   Fariña, German Garrido ^b   Reyes Esparza, Jorge ^a   Rodríguez Fragoso, Lourdes ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Fibrosis; Genistein; Liver

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; ENZYME; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GENISTEIN; MATRIGEL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT;

EID: 33947122533     PISSN: 16652681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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