Effects of Chronic Oral Administration of Natural Honey on Ischemia/Reperfusion-induced Arrhythmias in Isolated Rat Heart

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-81

  Najafi, Moslem ^a   Shaseb, Elnaz ^b   Ghaffary, Saba ^b   Fakhrju, Ashraf ^b   Oskouei, Tahereh Eteraf ^b  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Honey; Ischemia; Rat; Reperfusion

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXTRASYSTOLE; FOOD INTAKE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HONEY; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIA; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPERFUSION; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 78651384671     PISSN: 20083866     EISSN: 20083874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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