Cardioprotective effects of Commiphora mukul against isoprenaline-induced cardiotoxicity: A biochemical and histopathological evaluation

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 731-738

  Ojha, Shreesh ^a   Bhatia, Jagriti ^a   Arora, Sachin ^a   Golechha, Mahaveer ^a   Kumari, Santosh ^b   Singh Arya, Dharamvir ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Cardiotoxicity; Guggul; Histopathology; Necrosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARDIOLOGY; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAT; HERB; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MEDICINAL PLANT; OXIDATION; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; COMMIPHORA WIGHTII; RATTUS;

EID: 84855949183     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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