Protective effects of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 on the myocardium of experimentally diabetic rats. II. Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical investigation on microvessels and interstitium

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-222

  Welt, K ^a   Weiss, J ^b   Koch, S ^b   Fitzl, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus, myocardium; Ginkgo biloba extract; Heart, diabetes mellitus; Heart, Ginkgo biloba extract; Heart, interstitium; Heart, microvessels; Myocardium, Ginkgo biloba extract; Myocardium, interstitium; Myocardium, microvessels

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; COLLAGEN TYPE 6; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; HEART MUSCLE CAPILLARY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; HEART PROTECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIUM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALIA; GINKGO BILOBA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0032909517     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-2993(99)80099-2     Document Type: Article

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