Chinese medicinal herbs in treating model rats with hepatic fibrosis

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-108

  Zhou, Yun Xiao ^a   Chen, Jiu ^a   Li, Jian Ping ^a   Wang, Yan Li ^a   Jin, Xiao Dong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese medicinal herbs; Hepatic fibrosis; Yu Zhang Dan (YZD)

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GLUTATHIONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYALURONIC ACID; LAMININ; PROCOLLAGEN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YU ZHANG DAN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHINESE HERB; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; HERBA LYSIMACHIAE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RADIX CURCUMAE; RAT; RHIZOMA POLYGONI;

EID: 79958127063     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v7i2.50862     Document Type: Article

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