The Effect of Co-Enzyme Q10 on Acute Liver Damage in Rats, a Biochemical and Pathological Study

authors:

avatar Soheil Ashkani Esfahani 1 , avatar Elmira Esmaeilzadeh 1 , avatar Fereshte Bagheri 1 , * , avatar Yasaman Emami 1 , avatar Mojtaba Farjam 2

Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran
Department of Pharmacology, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, IR Iran
Hepatitis Monthly: Vol.13, issue 8; e13685
published online: August 27, 2013
article type: Letter
received: July 18, 2013
revised: August 11, 2013
accepted: August 24, 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.13685

how to cite: Ashkani Esfahani S, Esmaeilzadeh E, Bagheri F, Emami Y, Farjam M. The Effect of Co-Enzyme Q10 on Acute Liver Damage in Rats, a Biochemical and Pathological Study. Hepat Mon. 2013;13(8):e13685. https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.13685.

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