The effect of Nigella sativa oil on gentamicin nephrotoxicity in rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-55

  Ali, B H ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Gentamicin; Nephrotoxicity; Nigella sativa; Rats

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GENTAMICIN; GLUTATHIONE; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA; VEGETABLE OIL; WATER; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLACK CUMIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; KIDNEY TUBULE DAMAGE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; KIDNEY DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENTAMICINS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; NIGELLA SATIVA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 3042529259     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04001710     Document Type: Article

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