Protective effect of N-acetylcysteine on antituberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity

Shih-Lung Cheng (Taipei, Taiwan), Shih-Lung Cheng

Source: International Congress 2016 – Treatment management options and costs: vitamin D, Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), nutrition, and human genetics
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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