Nephroprotective effects of Feijoa Sellowiana leaves extract on renal injury induced by acute dose of ecstasy (MDMA) in mice

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-72

  Karami, Mohammad ^a   Karimian Nokabadi, Faezeh ^a   Ebrahimzadeh, Mohammad Ali ^a   Naghshvar, Farshad ^b  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ecstasy; Feijoa sellowiana; Kidney glutathione; MDMA; Nephrotoxicity

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CREATININE; FEIJOA SELLOWIANA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY INJURY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; RENAL PROTECTION;

EID: 84893150624     PISSN: 20083866     EISSN: 20083874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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