Plasma triglycerides: an overlooked biomarker of hepatotoxicity in the rat

• Published in: Comparative clinical pathology Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 95 - 101
• Main Authors: Provost, J.P., Hanton, G., Net, J.L. Le
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer Nature B.V 01.09.2003
• Subjects: Diet; Plasma; Rodents; Triglycerides

The usefulness of plasma triglycerides as a biomarker for hepatotoxicity in the rat was assessed using reference hepatotoxicants. Groups of rats received a single dose of each compound (allyl formate, chlorpromazine, ethionine, galactosamine, thioacetamide, rifampicin and WY-14,643) at two dose leve...