The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 535-542 , June 2011

Ascorbate promotes carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic injury in senescence marker protein 30-deficient mice by enhancing inflammation

  • Mi-Ran Ki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 702-701, Daegu, South Korea
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  • Hye-Rim Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 702-701, Daegu, South Korea
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  • Jin-Kyu Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 702-701, Daegu, South Korea
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  • Il-Hwa Hong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 702-701, Daegu, South Korea
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  • Seon-Young Han

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 702-701, Daegu, South Korea
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  • Sang-Young You

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 702-701, Daegu, South Korea
    • ,
  • Eun-Mi Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 702-701, Daegu, South Korea
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  • Ah-Young Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 702-701, Daegu, South Korea
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  • Seung-Sook Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Kyu-Shik Jeong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 702-701, Daegu, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 53 950 5975; fax: +82 53 950 5955.

Received 1 September 2009 ,Revised 7 April 2010 ,Accepted 12 April 2010.

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☆ This work was supported by Health and Medical Technology R and D program (A081039), Health and Korea Health Industry Development Institute in Republic of Korea.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2010.04.008

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 535-542 , June 2011

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