High-frequency ultrasound imaging to evaluate liver fibrosis progression in rats and yi guan jian herbal therapeutic effects

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Chen, Wei ^a,b   Chen, Jiun Yu ^a,c   Tung, Yu Tang ^a   Chen, Hsiao Ling ^d   Kuo, Chia Wen ^a,e   Chuang, Chia Hui ^a   Chong, Kowit Yu ^f   Mao, Frank Chiahung ^a   Chen, Chuan Mu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAICHUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YI GUAN JIAN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND IMAGING; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84887488675     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/302325     Document Type: Article

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