Stephania tetrandra prevents and regresses liver fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride in rats

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 853-859

  Chor, Josette S Y ^b   Yu, Jun ^b   Chan, Ka Kui ^b   Go, Yin Yin ^b   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Hepatic stellate cell; Liver fibrosis; Salvia miltiorrhiza; Stephania tetrandra

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COLLAGEN; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; STEPHANIA TETRANDRA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HERBAL MEDICINE; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STELLATE CELL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COLLAGEN; CYTOPROTECTION; HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA; STEPHANIA TETRANDRA;

EID: 65949118512     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05720.x     Document Type: Article

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