Mechanisms underlying the cardioprotective effect of L-cysteine

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 277, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 27-31

  Shackebaei, D ^a   King, N ^b   Shukla, B ^b   Suleiman, M S ^b  

^a KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Ischaemia reperfusion injury; L cysteine; Myocardial protection

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; ENERGY YIELD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; HEART; HEART RATE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; MYOCARDIUM; PERFUSION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 24144445723     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-005-4817-y     Document Type: Article

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