Effects of astragali radix on renal function and its protein expression of IgA nephropathy in mice

Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-59

  Huang, Li Ming ^a,b   Liang, Heng ^a   Tian, Zhen ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b 451th Hospital of PLA   (China)

Author keywords

Astragali radix; IgA nephropathy; Two dimensional electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; CREATININE; DEXTRAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RENAL PROTECTION; SILVER STAINING; TREATMENT DURATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 59349093740     PISSN: 20956975     EISSN: 18755364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1009.2009.00054     Document Type: Article

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