Effects of β-carotene on doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 317-320

  Lü, Huan Zhang ^a,b   Geng, Bao Qin ^a   Zhu, Yong Lian ^a   Yong, Ding Guo ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b North Taiping Road Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

carotene; doxorubicin; electron spin resonance spectroscopy; free radicals; glutathione peroxidase; lipid peroxidation; superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; DOXORUBICIN; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; HEART PROTECTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DOXORUBICIN; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0029744556     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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