Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
577681 Journal of Hazardous Materials 2013 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
► We reported a plant remedy, rhubarb, to treat chromium nephrotoxicity (CrNT). ► Only the total tannins extracted from rhubarb protected rats against CrNT. ► Rhubarb tannins played as radical scavenger, reductant, and metal precipitant. ► The anthraquinones and tannins in rhubarb showed opposing effects (Yin and Yang).
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