Effect of arsenic trioxide on renal functions and its modulation by Curcuma aromatica leaf extract in albino rat

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 527-531

  Saxena, Prabhu N ^a   Anand, Shalini ^a   Saxena, Nishi ^a   Bajaj, Priya ^a  

^a DR B R AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Albino rat; Arsenic trioxide; Curcuma aromatica; Leaf extract; Renal functions

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CREATININE; CURCUMA AROMATICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; URIC ACID;

ARSENIC; BODY MASS; MONOCOTYLEDON; OXIDE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT EXTRACT; RODENT; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CURCUMA AROMATICA; DISEASE MARKER; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LD 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

CURCUMA AROMATICA; RATTUS;

EID: 67749084362     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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