Ischemia/reperfusion-induced arrhythmias in the isolated rat heart: Prevention by melatonin

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 184-191

  Tan, Dun Xian ^a   Manchester, Lucien C ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^a   Qi, Wenbo ^a   Kim, Seok Joong ^a   El Sokkary, Gamal H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cardiac arrhythmia; Free radicals; Ischemia; Melatonin; Reperfusion; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPERFUSION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARRHYTHMIA; ASCORBIC ACID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HEART; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MELATONIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPERFUSION; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 0031709067     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1998.tb00558.x     Document Type: Article

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