Cardioprotective effect of tender coconut water in experimental myocardial infarction

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1-12

  Anurag, P ^a   Rajamohan, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Creatine phosphokinase; Isoproterenol; Lactate dehydrogenase; Lipoproteins; Myocardial infarction; Tender coconut water

Indexed keywords

EID: 18644375666     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QUAL.0000040363.64356.05     Document Type: Article

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