Ghrelin alleviates biliary obstruction-induced chronic hepatic injury in rats

Regulatory Peptides

Volumn 146, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 73-79

  Işeri, Sevgin Özlem ^a   Şener, Göksel ^b   Saglam, Beyhan ^b   Ercan, Feriha ^b   Gedik, Nursal ^c   Yeǧen, Berrak Ç ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KASIMPASA MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bile duct ligation; Ghrelin; Hepatic fibrosis; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GHRELIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BILE DUCTS; COLLAGEN; GHRELIN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; PEROXIDASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 38149036543     PISSN: 01670115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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