Urgent need of experiemental model for Indian childhood cirrhosis [1]

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 788-790

  Sriramachari, S ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL CAMPUS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES WEBBIANA EXTRACT; ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ALKALOID; ASAFOETIDA EXTRACT; BORATE SODIUM; COLCHICUM EXTRACT; CYSTEINE; EMBELIA RIBES EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; HARITAKI; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KALA JEERA EXTRACT; KATHA; KAYAM; PIPER LONGUM EXTRACT; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA EXTRACT; RETINOID; SAFFRON EXTRACT; SELENIUM; SOWBHAGYASONTHI; TAXUS WELLICHIANA EXTRACT; TOCOPHEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABIES; ABIES WEBBIANA; ARTIFICIAL MILK; AYURVEDA; BREAST FEEDING; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EMBELIA; EMBELIA RIBES; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIAN CHILDHOOD CIRRHOSIS; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PIPER LONGUM; PIPERACEAE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SAFFRON; STELLATE CELL; TAXUS WELLICHIANA; TOXIC HEPATITIS; TOXICITY TESTING; ANIMAL; BIOPSY; CELL LINE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; INDIA; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MOUSE; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CELL LINE; CHILD; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INDIA; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MICE; RATS;

EID: 34548404797     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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