Cardioprotective effect of root extract of Picrorhiza kurroa (Royle Ex Benth) against isoproterenol-induced cardiotoxicity in rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 694-701

  Nandave, Mukesh ^a   Ojha, Shreesh Kumar ^b   Kumari, Santosh ^c   Nag, Tapas Chandra ^b   Mehra, Raj ^b   Narang, Rajiv ^b   Arya, Dharamvir Singh ^b  

^a Mithibai College Of Arts Chauhan Institute Of Science & Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Hemodynamics; Left ventricular dynamics; Lipid peroxidation; Myocardial injury; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTONIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MALE; PLANT ROOT; PLANTAGO; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTAGO; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84884143039     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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