Effect of aqueous extract of Tribulus terrestris on oxalate-induced oxidative stress in rats

Indian Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 154-159

  Kamboj, P ^a   Aggarwal, M ^a   Puri, S ^a   Singla, S K ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Blood urea nitrogen; creatinine; hyperoxaluria; Tribulus terrestris; urea

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CREATININE; DRINKING WATER; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; OXALIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; RNA; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM EXCRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLOMERULUS; HISTOLOGY; HYPEROXALURIA; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY EPITHELIUM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHATE EXCRETION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 80052114568     PISSN: 09714065     EISSN: 19983662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.83727     Document Type: Article

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