Role of N-acetylcysteine on fibrosis and oxidative stress in cirrhotic rats Papel da N-acetilcisteína na fibrose e estresse oxidativo em ratos cirróticos

Role of N-acetylcysteine on fibrosis and oxidative stress in cirrhotic rats Papel da N-acetilcisteína na fibrose e estresse oxidativo em ratos cirróticos

BACKGROUND: Hepatic cirrhosis is the final stage of liver dysfunction, characterized by diffuse fibrosis which is the main response to the liver injury. The inhalatory carbon tetrachloride is an effective experimental model that triggers cirrhosis and allows to obtain histological and physiological...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Pereira-Filho, Clarissa Ferreira, Alex Schwengber, Cláudio Marroni, Cláudio Zettler, Norma Marroni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2008-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Cirrose
Acetilcisteína
Fibrose
Estresse oxidativo
Tetracloreto de carbono
Liver cirrhosis, experimental
Fibrosis
Oxidative stress
Carbon tetrachloride
Acetylcysteine
Rats
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