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1Institute of Physiology and Experimental Medicine, Madras Medical College.
Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
|April 1, 1993
Abstract:
In the present study, cirrhosis was induced in rats by administration of carbon tetra chloride for 8 weeks. In these animals ZnSo4 (equivalent to 100 and 200 micrograms of zinc) was administered orally and liver function tests and plasma zinc (Zn) estimations were carried out after 2 and 4 week intervals. The results revealed that Zn supplement counteracts cirrhotic changes in liver.

