Effect of aqueous-ethanol extract from Crocus sativus (saffron) on guinea-pig isolated heart

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 330-334

  Boskabady, M H ^a,b   Shafei, M N ^a   Shakiba, A ^a   Sang Sefidi, H ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aqueous ethanol extract; Calcium channel blocker; Crocus sativus; Guinea pig; Isolated heart

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; DILTIAZEM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RATE; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CROCUS; DILTIAZEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HEART RATE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WATER;

CAVIA; CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 40849102570     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2317     Document Type: Article

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