Taurine ameliorates alcoholic steatohepatitis via enhancing self-antioxidant capacity and alcohol metabolism

Food Research International

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3105-3110

  Fang, Yi Jen ^a   Chiu, Chih Hsien ^b   Chang, Yuan Yen ^c,d   Chou, Chung Hsi ^b   Lin, Hui Wen ^e   Chen, Ming Feng ^a,f,g   Chen, Yi Chen ^b  

^a SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcohol metabolism; Alcoholic steatohepatitis; Antioxidant capacity; Liver damage; Liver lipids

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS; ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; FOUR-GROUP; HEPATOPROTECTIVE; HISTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; LIVER DAMAGE; LIVER LIPIDS; NECROTIC CELLS; RAT LIVERS;

AMINO ACIDS; LIPIDS; PHYSIOLOGY; RATS;

METABOLISM;

RATTUS;

EID: 80054716144     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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