Alcea rosea root extract as a preventive and curative agent in ethylene glycol-induced urolithiasis in rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 304-307

  Ahmadi, Marzieh ^a   Rad, Abolfazl Khajavi ^a   Rajaei, Ziba ^a,b   Hadjzadeh, Mousa Al Reza ^a,b   Mohammadian, Nema ^b   Tabasi, Nafiseh Sadat ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alcea rosea; calcium oxalate; ethylene glycol; kidney calculi; malvaceae

Indexed keywords

ALCEA ROSEA EXTRACT; CALCIUM OXALATE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCEA ROSEA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 84861864813     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.96298     Document Type: Article

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