Inhibitory effect of melatonin on histological changes induced in rat liver by thioacetamide intoxication

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-18

  Al Rawi, Maisaa M ^a  

^a Girls College   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Liver; Melatonin; Thioacetamide

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; THIOACETAMIDE;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER SINUSOID; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 34250745721     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.10.18     Document Type: Article

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