Effects of metallothionein on rifampicin (RFP)-induced hepatotoxicity in mice

Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science)

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Lian, Yong ^a,b   Xu, Pei Yu ^a   Ouyang, Zhao He ^b   Zhao, Jun ^b   Wang, Yi Mei ^b   Peng, Shuang Qing ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxicity; Knock out mice; Metallothionein; Oxidative stress; Rifampicin

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955376922     PISSN: 1672173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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