Open AccessEffect of hepatic iron concentration reduction on hepatic fibrosis and damage in rats with cholestatic liver disease
Author(s) -
Gil Peretz,
Gabriela Link,
Orit Pappo,
Rafael Bruck,
Zvi Ackerman
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i2.240
Subject(s) - phlebotomy , medicine , fibrosis , liver disease , hepatic fibrosis , portal hypertension , gastroenterology , endocrinology , cirrhosis
To assess the effect of iron reduction after phlebotomy in rats with "normal" hepatic iron concentration (HIC) on the progression of hepatic fibrosis, as a result of bile duct ligation (BDL).