Heart dysfunction induced by choline-deficiency in adult rats: The protective role of l-carnitine

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 709, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 20-27

  Strilakou, Athina A ^a   Lazaris, Andreas C ^a   Perelas, Apostolos I ^a   Mourouzis, Iordanis S ^a   Douzis, Ioannis Ch ^a   Karkalousos, Petros L ^b   Stylianaki, Aikaterini Th ^a   Pantos, Costas I ^a   Liapi, Charis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b Technological Institute of Athens ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP); Carnitine; Choline deficiency; Heart performance; Homocysteine; Rat

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CARNITINE; CHOLINE; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART DISEASE; HEART EDEMA; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART PROTECTION; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; VASCULAR FIBROSIS; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CARNITINE; CHOLINE DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDEMA, CARDIAC; FIBROSIS; HEART VALVES; HEART VENTRICLES; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84877013692     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.03.025     Document Type: Article

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