Protective effects of agmatine against D-galactosamine and lipopolysaccharide-induced fulminant hepatic failure in mice

Inflammopharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 187-194

  El Agamy, Dina S ^a   Makled, Mirhan N ^a   Gamil, Nareman M ^a  

^a Mansoura University 35516   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Agmatine; d Galactosamine; Fulminant hepatic failure; Lipopolysaccharide; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CYTOKINE; GALACTOSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; PATHOLOGY; TOXICITY;

AGMATINE; ANIMALS; GALACTOSAMINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MICE; PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84901604292     PISSN: 09254692     EISSN: 15685608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10787-013-0188-2     Document Type: Article

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