Protective effects of Boerhaavia diffusa against acetaminophen-induced nephrotoxicity in rats

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 698-706

  Pareta, Surendra K ^a   Patra, Kartik C ^a   Harwansh, Ranjeet ^a   Kumar, Manoj ^a   Meena, Kedar Prasad ^a  

^a GURU GHASIDAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Antioxidant enzyme; Boerhaavia diffusa; Nephrotoxicity; Renal function

Indexed keywords

BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; CATALASE; CREATININE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; NITROGEN; PARACETAMOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOL; UREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GLOMERULOPATHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CELL; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY MASS; KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN DEPLETION; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 80053084547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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