Cardioprotective effect of Saraca indica against cyclophosphamide induced cardiotoxicity in rats: A biochemical, electrocardiographic and histopathological study

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-48

  Viswanatha Swamy, A H M ^a   Patel, U M ^a   Koti, B C ^a   Gadad, P C ^a   Patel, N L ^a   Thippeswamy, A H M ^a  

^a KLE College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Cardioprotective; cyclophosphamide; ECG; free radicals; Saraca indica Linn

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GLUTATHIONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; SARACA INDICA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART PROTECTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; RAT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

CARDIOPROTECTIVE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ECG; FREE RADICALS; SARACA INDICA LINN;

ANIMALS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FABACEAE; HEART; HEART DISEASES; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84874821553     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.106434     Document Type: Article

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