Acta Med. 2006, 49: 59-65

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2017.111

The Model of D-Galactosamine-Induced Injury of Rat Hepatocytes in Primary Culture

Otto Kučeraa, Halka Lotkováa, Roman Kanďárb, Renata Héžováb, Vladimíra Mužákováb, Zuzana Červinkováa

aCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Physiology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bUniversity of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Biochemical and Biological Sciences, Pardubice, Czech Republic

Received October 1, 2005
Accepted March 1, 2006

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