Cardioprotective effect of lemon grass as evidenced by biochemical and histopathological changes in experimentally induced cardiotoxicity

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1073-1082

  Gayathri, K ^a   Jayachandran, K S ^a   Vasanthi, Hannah R ^b   Rajamanickam, G Victor ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

antioxidants; cardiac markers; histopathology; trace elements

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CARDIAC AGENT; CREATINE KINASE; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; ISOPRENALINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART PROTECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CYMBOPOGON; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEART DISEASES; ISOPROTERENOL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; RATTUS;

EID: 79960793963     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110386391     Document Type: Article

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