Protective role of silymarin and deferoxamine against iron dextran-induced renal iron deposition in male rats

Background: Kidney iron deposition (KID) is caused by iron overload that is observed in kidney diseases and anemia. The protective effects of deferoxamine (DF) and silymarin (SM) were studied against iron overload-induced KID in rat model. Methods: Rats received iron dextran (200 mg/kg) for a period...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Nematbakhsh, Zahra Pezeshki, Behjat Alsaadat Moaeidi, Fatemeh Eshraghi Jazi, Ardeshir Talebi, Hamid Nasri, Shahrzad Baradaran, Marjan Gharagozloo, Tahereh Safari, Maryam Haghighi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2013;volume=4;issue=3;spage=286;epage=292;aulast=Nematbakhsh