Protective effect of berberine on the nonalcoholic fatty liver induced by high-fat diet in rats

Medical Journal of Wuhan University

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Zhan, Li ^a,b   Zhang, Dan ^a,b   Ao, Ying ^a,b   Wu, Yong ^a,b   Wang, Hui ^a,b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Berberine; Lipid peroxidation; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950159844     PISSN: 16718852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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