Effects of garlic (Allium sativum) on blood sugar and nephropathy in diabetic rats

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1316-1321

  Shariatzadeh, S M A ^a   Mehranjani, M Soleimani ^a   Mamoodi, M ^a   Abnosi, M H ^a   Momeni, H R ^a   Dezfulian, A R ^b   Noori, M ^a  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Garlic; Kidney structure; Nephropathy; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DRUG MECHANISM; GLOMERULUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY MASS; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 63449131592     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.1316.1321     Document Type: Article

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