Effects of Biphenyldimethyl-dicarboxylate Administration Alone or Combined with Silymarin in the CCL4 Model of Liver Fibrosis in Rats

The effect of biphenyldimethyldicarboxylate (DDB), a synthetic compound, in use for the treatment of chronic hepatitis was studied on hepatic injury caused in rats by administration of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). Starting at time of administration of the first dose of CCl4, rats received DDB at fou...

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Main Authors: Omar M. E. Abdel-Salam, Amany A. Sleem, Fatma A. Morsy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.193