Oral l-arginine protects against cyclosporine-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 411-419

  Kurus, Meltem ^a   Esrefoglu, Mukaddes ^a   Karabulut, Aysun Bay ^a   Sogutlu, Gokhan ^a   Kaya, Mine ^b   Otlu, Ali ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Local office of Ministry   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CyA; Hepatotoxicity; l Arg; l NAME; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ARGININE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CYCLOSPORIN; MALONALDEHYDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CYCLOSPORINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 46649097990     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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