Lack of Nephroprotective Efficacy of Althaea Officinalis Flower Extract Against Gentamicin Renal Toxicity in Male Rats

Background: Gentamicin (GM) is used as antibiotic for Gram-negative infections, but its administration is limited due to a side-effect of nephrotoxicity. It was attempted to investigate the effect of Althaea officinalis flower extract (AOFE) against nephrotoxicity induced by GM in male rats. Method...

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Main Authors: Ardeshir Talebi, Amirhossein Karimi, Khadija Ouguerram, Nasrin Vahidi-Ataabadi, Fatemeh Eshraghi-Jazi, Azam Mansouri, Mehdi Nematbakhsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
rat
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=11;spage=1360;epage=1363;aulast=Talebi