Extract of Lycopus europaeus L. reduces cardiac signs of hyperthyroidism in rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1063-1070

  Vonhoff, Christian ^a   Baumgartner, Andreas ^b   Hegger, Mirjam ^a   Korte, Brigitte ^a   Biller, Andreas ^c   Winterhoff, Hilke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Fa Dr Loges+Co GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

adrenoceptor density; Atenolol; Cardiac symptoms; Hyperthyroidism; Lycopus europaeus L.

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; LYCOPUS EUROPAEUS EXTRACT; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEVER; FOOD INTAKE; HEART DISEASE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LYCOPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ATENOLOL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; HEART DISEASES; HEART RATE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IODOCYANOPINDOLOL; LYCOPUS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PITUITARY GLAND; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

ANIMALIA; LYCOPUS; LYCOPUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 31344480657     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2005.06.014     Document Type: Article

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