Dehydroepiandrosterone prevents oxidative injury in obstructive jaundice in rats

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 400-405

  Celebi F ^a   Yilmaz, I ^a   Aksoy, H ^a   Gumus M ^a   Taysi, S ^a   Oren, D ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dehydroepiandrosterone; Obstructive jaundice; Oxidative injury; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PRASTERONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILE DUCT LIGATION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMMON BILE DUCT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 4043100617     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000403200408     Document Type: Article

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