Dietary Curcuma longa protects myocardium against isoproterenol induced hemodynamic, biochemical and histopathological alternations in rats

International Journal of Applied Research in Natural Products

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 19-28

  Mohanty, I R ^a   Arya, D S ^a   Gupta, S K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Curcuma longa; Isoprenaline; Medicinal herbs; Myocardial infarction; Rats; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869132891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19406223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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