The preventive effect of neutropenia on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced hepatotoxicity was examined in rats. In rats treated once with CCl4 (1 ml kg(-1), i.p.), the serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), indices of liver cell damage, and the hepatic
The effect of lithium carbonate on chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and thrombocytopenia
β Scribed by Carol M. Richman; Michael M. Makii; Patricia A. Weiser; Arthur L. Herbst
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 694 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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