Guasha-induced hepatoprotection in chronic active hepatitis B: A case study

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 412, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 1686-1688

  Chan, Suk tak ^a   Yuen, John W M ^b   Gohel, Mayur Danny I ^b   Chung, Chi ping ^c   Wong, Ho cheong ^b   Kwong, Kenneth K ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c TST Clinic   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Guasha; Heme oxygenase; Hepatitis; Human

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHINESE DRUG; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLOBULIN; GUASHA; HEME OXYGENASE 1; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; LYMPHOTOXIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HELPER CELL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79959294726     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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