Effects of Japanese herbal medicine inchin-ko-to on endotoxin-induced cholestasis in the rat

Background/Objective. Inchin-ko-to (ICKT) is an herbal medicine used in Japan to treat jaundice and liver fibrosis. We investigated the effect of oral ICKT supplementation on endotoxin-induced cholestasis in the rat.Material and methods.Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection (1 mg/kg body weight i.p.) w...

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Main Authors: Juan Pablo Arab, Carolina Ramírez, Pablo Muñoz, Margarita Pizarro, Nancy Solís, Arnoldo Riquelme, Marco Arrese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-07-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119317703