Nephroprotective drugs from traditionally used Aboriginal medicinal plants

Kidney International

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 471-472

  Ghayur, Muhammad N ^a   Janssen, Luke J ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ABORIGINE; ACER PENSYLVANICUM; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI; CORNUS CANADENSIS; EPIGAEA REPENS; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; JUNIPERUS CUMMUNIS; KIDNEY DISEASE; LARIX LARICINA; LEDUM GROENLADICUM; LETTER; MEDEOLA VIRGINIANA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL PROTECTION; SARRACENIA PURPUREA; SQUASH; WHITE PINE;

EID: 76749101914     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2009.507     Document Type: Letter

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