Effect of Nigella sativa L. on heart rate and some haematological values of alloxan-induced diabetic rabbits

Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-53

  Meral, I ^a   Donmez, N ^a   Baydas, B ^a   Belge, F ^a   Kanter, M ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; NIGELLA; NIGELLA SATIVA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 1842525226     PISSN: 09013393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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