Cardioprotective effect of erythrina stricta leaves on isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in rat

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Kuppusamy, Asokkumar ^a   Varadharajan, Subhadradevi ^a   Josey, Christy ^a   John, Honey ^a   Sherin, Daphne ^a   Chirakkan, Divia ^a   Athiyappan, Gokul ^a  

^a SRI RAMAKRISHNA INSTITUTE OF PARAMEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cardioprotective; Erythrina stricta; Lipid peroxidation; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CATALASE; CREATINE KINASE; ERYTHRINA STRICTA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; ISOPRENALINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHRINA; ERYTHRINA STRICTA; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 77957172251     PISSN: 1991007X     EISSN: 19910088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v5i1.3809     Document Type: Article

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