Nephroprotective effect of Pleurotus ostreatus extract against cadmium chloride toxicity in rats

Abstract Cadmium, present in the environment, accumulates in different organs of animals and humans, and has deleterious effects on the kidney. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of the methanolic extract of Pleurotus ostreatus in comparison with silymarin on renal function in cad...

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Main Authors: MOHAMED A. DKHIL, MARWA S.M. DIAB, MAHA S. LOKMAN, HEBA EL-SAYED, AMIRA A. BAUOMY, ESAM M. AL-SHAEBI, SALEH AL-QURAISHY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652020000100727&lng=en&tlng=en