ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, cilt.76, sa.7, ss.645-648, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Both nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandins have been proposed as inhibitor substances involved in collagen deposition in the hepatic parenchyma. The possible reciprocal connections between NO and eicosanoids in the development of liver fibrosis were investigated during the initial phase of common bile duct obstructions.