Evaluation of protective efficacy of Spirulina fusiformis against mercury induced nephrotoxicity in Swiss albino mice

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 879-887

  Sharma, Mukesh Kumar ^a,b   Sharma, Ambika ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a   Kumar, Madhu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b RL Saharia Govt PG College   (India)

Author keywords

Kidney; Lactate dehydrogenase; MDA content; Mercuric chloride; Phosphatase; Spirulina fusiformis; Swiss albino mice

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE; NATURAL PRODUCT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPIRULINA FUSIFORMIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEGENERATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY DISTAL TUBULE; KIDNEY HOMOGENATE; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RENAL PROTECTION; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA FUSIFORMIS; TARGET ORGAN; TIME;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY DISEASES; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY POISONING; MICE; SPIRULINA;

ANIMALIA; MUS; OSCILLATORIACEAE; SPIRULINA;

EID: 33947725736     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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