Induced hypothyroidism accelerates the regression of liver fibrosis in rats

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2189-2194

  Bruck, Rafael ^a,c   Weiss, Sigal ^a   Traister, Alexandra ^a   Zvibel, Isabel ^a   Aeed, Hussein ^b   Halpern, Zamir ^a,c   Oren, Ran ^a,c  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Collagen; Fibrosis; Hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; DRINKING WATER; GELATINASE A; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE; THYROTROPIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IN VITRO STUDY; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER LEVEL; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REMISSION; SPLEEN WEIGHT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STELLATE CELL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ZYMOGRAPHY;

EID: 36349005209     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04777.x     Document Type: Article

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