Acta Med. 2014, 57: 3-8

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2014.1

ANTIOXIDATIVE EFFECT OF EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE AGAINST D-GALACTOSAMINE-INDUCED INJURY IN PRIMARY CULTURE OF RAT HEPATOCYTES

Alena Moravcová, Zuzana Červinková, Otto Kučera, Vojtěch Mezera, Halka Lotková

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic: Department of Physiology

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