The effect of methanol extract of fennel on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats

Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 470-483

  Samareh Fekri, Mitra ^a   Poursalehi, Hamid Reza ^b   Mandegary, Ali ^c   Sharififar, Fariba ^d   Mahmoudi, Rahil ^b   Izadi, Atefe ^b   Nematolahi, Mohamad Hadi ^d   Jamshidi, Nasrollah ^e   Pourgholamhossein, Fatemeh ^b   Lashkarizadeh, Mohammad Reza ^f  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bleomycin; Fennel; Pulmonary fibrosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85000399191     PISSN: 10239510     EISSN: 20082843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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