Spirulina platensis protects against renal injury in rats with gentamicin-induced acute tubular necrosis

Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-336

  Avdagić, Nesina ^a   Ćosović, Esad ^a   Nakaš Ičindič, Emina ^a   Mornjaković, Zakira ^a   Začiragić, Asija ^a   Hadžovič Džuvo, Almira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Acute tubular necrosis; Antioxidant; Gentamicin; Nitric oxide; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; GENTAMICIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; KIDNEY CORTEX NECROSIS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPIRULINA; WISTAR RAT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; KIDNEY CORTEX NECROSIS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPIRULINA;

EID: 59249084731     PISSN: 15128601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2008.2892     Document Type: Article

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