Effects of Gum Arabic (Acacia senegal) on Water and Electrolyte Balance in Healthy Mice

Journal of Renal Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 230-238

  Nasir, Omaima ^a   Artunc, Ferruh ^a   Saeed, Amal ^b   Kambal, M A ^b   Kalbacher, Hubert ^a   Sandulache, Diana ^a   Boini, Krishna M ^a   Jahovic, Nermina ^a   Lang, Florian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CREATININE; GUM ARABIC; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FECES; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CREATININE; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FECES; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GUM ARABIC; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MICE; POTASSIUM; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; URINALYSIS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ACACIA; ACACIA SENEGAL; MUS;

EID: 38949206312     PISSN: 10512276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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