Crocus sativus L. (saffron) extract and its active constituents (crocin and safranal) on ischemia-reperfusion in rat skeletal muscle

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-350

  Hosseinzadeh, Hossein ^a   Modaghegh, Mohammad Hadi ^b   Saffari, Zahra ^c  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crocin; Lower limb ischemia; Oxidative stress; Reperfusion; Saffron (Crocus sativus L.); Safranal

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CROCIN; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; SAFRANAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; THIOL GROUP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMORAL ARTERY FLOW; HINDLIMB; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 68849096206     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem125     Document Type: Article

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