Effect of an ethanol extract of embelia ribes fruits on isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in albino rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 928-932

  Ansari, M Nazam ^a   Bhandari, U ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

antioxidant; cardioprotective; Embelia ribes; isoproterenol

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251603493     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200802367254     Document Type: Article

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