The beneficial effect of Cynodon dactylon fractions on ethylene glycol-induced kidney calculi in rats

Urology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Rad, Abolfazl Khajavi ^a   Hadjzadeh, Mousa Al Reza ^a   Rajaei, Ziba ^a   Mohammadian, Nema ^b   Valiollahi, Saleh ^a   Sonei, Mehdi ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; Cynodon dactylon; Ethylene glycol; Kidney calculi

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CYNODON; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CYNODON; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84855535604     PISSN: 17351308     EISSN: 1735546X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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