Protective effect of the aqueous leaf and seed extract of Phyllanthus amarus on gentamicin and acetaminophen-induced nephrotoxic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 318-323

  Adeneye, Adejuwon Adewale ^a   Benebo, Adokiye Senebo ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Gentamicin and acetaminophen induced nephrotoxicities; Leaf and seed aqueous extract; Phyllanthus amarus; Protective activities

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ETHER; GENTAMICIN; PARACETAMOL; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; KIDNEY INJURY; MALE; NEPHROSIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CREATININE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GENTAMICINS; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; LIVER; MALE; PHYLLANTHUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS;

EUPHORBIACEAE; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 46149124307     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.04.025     Document Type: Article

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