Establishment of a Standardized Liver Fibrosis Model with Different Pathological Stages in Rats

Objective. To establish a standardized animal model for liver fibrosis with the same assessment criteria for liver fibrosis studies that have been established on a unified platform. Methods. The standardized liver fibrosis model was established using Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats that either received an...

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Main Authors: Li Li, Zongqiang Hu, Wen Li, Mingdao Hu, Jianghua Ran, Peng Chen, Qiangming Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/560345