Effects of Nelumbinis Semen on contractile dysfunction in ischemic and reperfused rat heart

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 777-785

  Kim, Jong Hoon ^b   Kang, Moonkyu ^a   Cho, Ngwoon ^a   Chung, Hwan Suck ^a   Kang, Chang Woon ^b   Parvez, Shoukat ^a,c   Bae, Hyunsu ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anti ischemic effect; Calcium antagonism; Cardiomyocyte; Isoproterenol; Nelumbinis Semen; Traditional herbal medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749350748     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02974079     Document Type: Article

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