Cardiac inotropic and hypertrophic effects of Nigella sativa supplementation in rats

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  El Bahai, M N ^a   Al Hariri, M T ^a   Yar, T ^a   Bamosa, A O ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cardiac contractility; Cardiac hypertrophy; Inotropy; Intrinsic cardiac properties; Isolated hearts; Nigella sativa

Indexed keywords

NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; THYMOQUINONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DRUG EFFECT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE TENSION; HEART PERFUSION; HEART RATE; HEART WEIGHT; INOTROPISM; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RELAXATION TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; HEART; HEART RATE; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; NIGELLA SATIVA; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS;

EID: 58149180104     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.075     Document Type: Article

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