Sex Differences of Oxidative Stress to Cholestatic Liver and Kidney Injury in Young Rats

• Main Authors: Kow-Aung Chang (Author), I-Chun Lin (Author), Jiunn-Ming Sheen (Author), Yu-Chieh Chen (Author), Chih-Cheng Chen (Author), You-Lin Tain (Author), Chih-Sung Hsieh (Author), Li-Tung Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sexual dimorphism plays a role in the liver and in renal injuries. However, whether sex is a risk factor in bile duct ligation (BDL) in young rats has never been examined. Methods: Six male and six female rats treated with BDL were sacrificed 2 weeks after surgery and were designated as BDL-M and BD...