Antilithiatic influence of spirulina on ethylene glycol-induced nephrolithiasis in male rats

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-31

  Al Attar, Atef M ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ethylene glycol; Nephrolithiasis; Rats; Serum chemistry; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BODY FLUIDS; CALCIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHYLENE; POLYOLS; POTABLE WATER; RATING; RATS; SODIUM; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BLOOD UREA NITROGENS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL MANAGEMENT; NEPHROLITHIASIS; SERUM CHEMISTRY; SPIRULINA;

ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM; CREATININE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPIRULINA EXTRACT; URIC ACID;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SPIRULINA; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SPIRULINA;

EID: 77951145883     PISSN: 15533468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajbbsp.2010.25.31     Document Type: Article

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