Effect of α-tocopherol on isoproterenol induced myocardial infarction in rats - Electrocardiographic biochemical and histological evidences

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 297-302

  Paritha Ithayarasi, A ^a   Padmavathy, V N ^a   Shyamala Devi, C S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

tocopherol; electrocardiogram; isoproterenol; marker enzymes; myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; ISOPRENALINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; Q WAVE; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; ISOPROTERENOL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPID PEROXIDES; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0029728830     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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