Effect of aqueous extract of nutmeg on hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidaemia and cardiac histology associated with isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in rats

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 337-344

  Kareem, Mohammed Abdul ^a   Krushna, Gadhamsetty Saayi ^a   Hussain, Shaik Althaf ^a   Devi, Kodidhela Lakshmi ^a  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Glucose; Isoproterenol; Lipids; Lipoprotein lipase; Myocardial infarction; Myristica fragrans; Nutmeg

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; ISOPRENALINE; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS EXTRACT; PHOSPHOLIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYALINE DEGENERATION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; RAT;

EID: 69249098920     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v8i4.45227     Document Type: Article

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