Open AccessRole of vitamin-E on rat liver-amiodarone: An ultrastructural study
Author(s) -
Mohamed Samir Ahmed Zaki,
Refaat A. Eid
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.48967
Subject(s) - amiodarone , mitochondrion , bone canaliculus , vitamin , medicine , organelle , endocrinology , ultrastructure , vitamin d and neurology , pharmacology , chemistry , andrology , pathology , biochemistry , atrial fibrillation
Amiodarone, a class III antiarrhythmic drug, has been found to be effective in the management of patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. The aim of this study was to test whether the co administration of vitamin-E with amiodarone can reduce amiodarone-induced liver damage.
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