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Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 410902, 6 pages
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Nephroprotective Effect of Ursolic Acid in a Murine Model of Gentamicin-Induced Renal Damage

Preethi G. Pai,1 Savindika Chamari Nawarathna,1 Avdhooth Kulkarni,1 Umma Habeeba,1 Sudarshan Reddy C.,1 Srinivas Teerthanath,2 and Jnaneshwara P. Shenoy3

1Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore 575001, Karnataka, India
2Department of Pathology, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore 574160, India
3Department of Physiology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore 575002, India

Received 4 April 2012; Accepted 3 May 2012

Academic Editors: J. L. Cornish and M. A. Prendergast

Copyright © 2012 Preethi G. Pai et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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