Protective effect of L-arginine against necrosis and apoptosis induced by experimental ischemic and reperfusion in rat liver

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 156-162

  Chattopadhyay, Pronobesh ^a,b   Shukla, Gunjan ^c   Wahi, Arun ^a  

^a IFTM   (India)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

^c INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2 gene; Ischemic and reperfusion injury; L arginine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ARGININE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN BCL 2; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER ISCHEMIA; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ARGININE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENES, BCL-2; ISCHEMIA; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NECROSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 68549125211     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.45356     Document Type: Article

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