Protective effects of N-acetylcysteine and a prostaglandin E1 analog, alprostadil, against hepatic ischemia: Reperfusion injury in rats

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 64-71

  Hsieh, Cheng Chu ^a,b   Hsieh, Shu Chen ^a   Chiu, Jen Hwey ^c,d   Wu, Ying Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alprostadil; Ischemia reperfusion; N acetylcysteine; Prostaglandin E1 analog

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894551601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22254110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2225-4110.124351     Document Type: Article

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