Cardioprotective effect of saffron extract and safranal in isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in wistar rats

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-63

  Mehdizadeh, Roya ^a   Parizadeh, Mohammad Reza ^b   Khooei, Ali Reza ^c   Mehri, Soghra ^a   Hosseinzadeh, Hossein ^d  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crocus sativus; Isoproterenol; Lipid peroxidation; Myocardial infarction; Oxidative stress; Saffron; Safranal

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; ISOPRENALINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAFRANAL; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS SATIVUS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART PROTECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

CROCUS SATIVUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84872867286     PISSN: 20083866     EISSN: 20083874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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