Effect of Maharishi AK-4 on H2O2-induced oxidative stress in isolated rat hearts

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 215-222

  Cullen, William J ^a   Dulchavsky, Scott A ^a   Devasagayam, Thomas P A ^a   Venkataraman, B V ^b   Dutta, Saradindu ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Heart glutathione; MAK 4; Membrane damage; Natural antioxidant; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPLEGIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE TENSION; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

ANIMALS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HEART; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERFUSION; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 0030908346     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)01526-2     Document Type: Article

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