Protective effect of ginger on gentamicin-induced apoptosis in testis of rats

Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 197-200

  Zahedi, Afshin ^a   Fathiazad, Fatemeh ^b   Khaki, Arash ^c   Ahmadnejad, Behnam ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Apoptosis; Gentamicin; Ginger; Testis; Zingiber officinale

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GENTAMICIN; GINGER EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHIZOME; TESTIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84875912191     PISSN: 22285881     EISSN: 22517308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5681/apb.2012.030     Document Type: Article

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