Effect of extract of Phyllanthus niruri on crystal deposition in experimental urolithiasis

Urological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 351-357

  Barros, Marcio E ^a   Lima, Roberta ^a   Mercuri, Lucildes P ^b   Matos, Jivaldo R ^b   Schor, Nestor ^a   Boim, Mirian A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; Phyllanthus niruri; Rats; Struvite; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; STEREOMICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLITHIASIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM OXALATE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHYLLANTHUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; URINARY BLADDER CALCULI; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 33751517376     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-006-0065-1     Document Type: Article

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