Electrocardiogram alterations following one-week consumption of crocus sativus L. (saffron)

EXCLI Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages 480-486

  Joukar, Siyavash ^a,b  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Crocus sativus L. (Saffron); Electrocardiogram (ECG); Heart electrical conduction; PRP

Indexed keywords

CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECG ABNORMALITY; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; P WAVE; PR INTERVAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT PROLONGATION; RAT; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; T WAVE AMPLITUDE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84867606330     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16112156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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