Protection of ischemic and reperfused rat heart by aqueous extract of Urtica dioica

Iranian Cardiovascular Research Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 107-111

  Shackebaei, D ^a,b   Godini, Aa ^a   Abolghazi, M ^c   Majnouni, Mb ^c   Hesari, M ^a  

^a KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ischemia and reperfusion; Isolated heart; Urtica dioica

Indexed keywords

URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DRUG EFFECT; HEART; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 79551547794     PISSN: 1735885X     EISSN: 17358868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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