Nephroprotective activity of crocus sativus extract against gentamicin and/or ceftazidime - Induced nephrotoxicity in rats

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Dhar, Miss Heenu ^a   Shah, K U ^b   Ghongane, B B ^a   Rane, S R ^a  

^a B J Govt Medical College   (India)

^b Grant Govt Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Ceftazidime; Crocus sativus; Gentamicin; Neph; Nephrotoxic

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CREATININE; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; ELECTROLYTE; GENTAMICIN; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CROCUS SATIVUS; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY MASS; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEINURIA; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 84889060782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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