Steroid sparing effect of a herbal preparation in steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1031-1033

  Iyengar, Arpana ^a   Damle, Hrishikesh ^b   Kulkarni, Chanda ^a   Damle, Latha ^b   Phadke, Kishore ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b ATRIMED Pharma   (India)

Author keywords

Cyclophosphamide; Cyclosporine; Herbal medicines

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NS 001; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINALYSIS; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; AGED; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745068356     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-006-0054-1     Document Type: Article

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