Effects of the Antioxidants Lycium Barbarum and Ascorbic Acid on Reperfusion Liver Injury in Rats

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4110-4113

  Wang, N T ^a   Lin, H I ^b   Yeh, D Y ^b,c   Chou, T Y ^b   Chen, C F ^d   Leu, F C ^e   Wang, D ^b   Hu, R T ^f  

^a Wei Gong Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASCORBIC ACID; DRINKING WATER; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LYCIUM BARBARUM EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEPATIC ARTERY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER INJURY; LIVER ISCHEMIA; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LYCIUM; MALE; METHYLGUANIDINE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 71549132516     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.08.051     Document Type: Article

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