Costus afer Ker Gawl leaves against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats

Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 310-313

  Ezejiofor, Anthonet Ndidi ^a   Orish, Chinna Nneka ^a   Orisakwe, Orish Ebere ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute kidney injury; Animal model; Costus; Gentamicin

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; GENTAMICIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UREA;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COSTUS; DRINKING; DRUG EFFECTS; EATING; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; COSTUS; CREATININE; DRINKING; EATING; ELECTROLYTES; GENTAMICINS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM; UREA;

EID: 84906890323     PISSN: 17358582     EISSN: 17358604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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