Journal of Hepatology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 395-406 , September 2000

Transcriptional activation of heme oxygenase-1 and its functional significance in acetaminophen-induced hepatitis and hepatocellular injury in the rat

  • Inge Bauer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care MedicineGermany
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  • Brigitte Vollmar

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical & Experimental SurgeryGermany
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  • Hartmut Jaeschke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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  • Hauke Rensing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care MedicineGermany
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  • Thomas Kraemer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Toxicology, University of the Saarland, Homburg, Germany
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  • Reinhard Larsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care MedicineGermany
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  • Michael Bauer

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationMichael Bauer, Klinik für Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universität des Saarlandes, Kirrberger Str., D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany: Tel: 49 6841 162728. Fax: 49 6841 162401.
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care MedicineGermany

Received 8 September 1999 ,Revised 3 February 2000 ,Accepted 8 February 2000.

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Journal of Hepatology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 395-406 , September 2000

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