Gap Inhibitor Reduces Liver Damage (IMAGE)

Rutgers University

Gap Inhibitor Reduces Liver Damage

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Mouse livers exhibit damage after being subjected to the toxins thioacetamide, upper left, and acetaminophen, lower left. When these toxins were administered with the gap junction inhibitor 2-aminoethoxydipenyl-borate, upper and lower right, less damage is visible.

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Patel et. al., MGH, Rutgers, Nature Biotechnology

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