Decreased accumulation of ultrasound contrast in the liver of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis rat model

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 37, 2011, Pages 4191-4198

  Miyata, Yuki ^a   Miyahara, Takeo ^a   Moriyasu, Fuminori ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast ultrasound; Kupffer cell; Leptin; Methionine choline deficient diet; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; PERFLUBUTANE; SHU 508;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KUPFFER CELL; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RAT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 80555136798     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i37.4191     Document Type: Article

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