Cardioprotective effect of EGb 761 on myocardial ultrastructure of young and old rat heart and antioxidant status during acute hypoxia

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-21

  Mozet, Christian ^a   Martin, Rosemarie ^b   Welt, Klaus ^a   Fitz, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Institute of Laboratory Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Ginkgo biloba (EGb 761); Hypoxia; Myocardium; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

FAT DROPLET; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENING DOSAGE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MITOCHONDRION SWELLING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; TRANSVERSE TUBULAR SYSTEM;

GINKGO BILOBA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 62649095334     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324893     Document Type: Article

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