Effect of berberine on regression of pressure-overload induced cardiac hypertrophy in rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 589-599

  Hong, Ying ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Berberine; Cardiac hypertrophy; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE; CAPTOPRIL; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RISK FACTOR; ANIMAL; CELL SIZE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE; HEMODYNAMICS; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BERBERINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELL SIZE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SIZE; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0012359001     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X02000612     Document Type: Article

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