The effect of root of rhododendron on the activation of NF-κ B in a chronic glomerulonephritis rat model

Journal of Nanjing Medical University

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-78

  Xiong, Jing ^a   Zhu, Zhonghua ^a   Liu, Jianshe ^a   Wang, Yang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

glomerulonephritis; nuclear factor kappa B; rat model; rhododendron

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CREATININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RAT; RHODODENDRON;

EID: 71649097982     PISSN: 10074376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1007-4376(09)60031-9     Document Type: Article

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