Taxol and taurine protect the renal tissue of rats after unilateral ureteral obstruction: A stereological survey

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 360-367

  Karbalay Doust, Saied ^a   Noorafshan, Ali ^a   Pourshahid, Seyed Mohammad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Kidney; Stereology; Taurine; Taxol; Ureteral obstruction

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL; TAURINE; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GLOMERULUS; HENLE LOOP; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; KIDNEY DISTAL TUBULE; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; KIDNEY NECROSIS; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; STEREOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNILATERAL URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 84861873979     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2012.53.5.360     Document Type: Article

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