Effect of nettle (Urtica dioica) extract on gentamicin induced nephrotoxicity in male rabbits

Objective: To investigate the antioxidant effect of an orally administered ethanol extract of nettle (Urtica dioica) and its protective role in preventing or ameliorating oxidative stress as a major factor in gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in male rabbits. Methods: Twenty rabbits were divided int...

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Main Author: Nadia Abdulkarim Salih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-09-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115001380