Cymbopogon citratus protects against the renal injury induced by toxic doses of aminoglycosides in rabbits

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 241-246

  Ullah, N ^a   Khan, M A ^a   Khan, T ^a   Ahmad, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAKAND   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aminoglycoside; antioxidant; Cymbopogon citratus; lemon grass; renal injury

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CREATININE; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; ELECTROLYTE; ENZYME; GENTAMICIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; URIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYMURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOKALEMIA; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RABBIT; RENAL PROTECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 84881596706     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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