Effect of Ocimum sanctum Linn. on cardiac changes in rats subjected to chronic restraint stress

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 423-427

  Sood, S ^a   Narang, D ^a   Thomas, M K ^a   Gupta, Y K ^a   Maulik, S K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic restraint stress; MK 801; Myocardium; Ocimum sanctum (Labiatae); Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CATALASE; CORTICOSTERONE; CYCLIC AMP; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTATHIONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CYCLIC AMP BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART EDEMA; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PROTECTION; HEART RHYTHM; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM SANCTUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATALASE; CORTICOSTERONE; CYCLIC AMP; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EDEMA; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; OCIMUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

LAMIACEAE; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33750622208     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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