Effect of Anoectochilus formosanus on fibrosis and regeneration of the liver in rats

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 620-625

  Shih, Chun Ching ^a   Wu, Yueh Wern ^a   Hsieh, Chang Chi ^a   Lin, Wen Chuan ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anoectochilus formosanus; Liver fibrosis; Liver regeneration

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; COLLAGEN; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; PLANT EXTRACT; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOECTOCHILUS FORMOSANUS; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER ATROPHY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ORCHIDACEAE; RAT;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; ORCHIDACEAE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WATER;

EID: 4944229072     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2004.04062.x     Document Type: Article

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