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SUBMITTER: Althurwi HN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7221672 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Althurwi Hassan N HN Abdel-Kader Maged S MS Alharthy Khalid M KM Salkini Mohamad Ayman MA Albaqami Faisal F FF
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20200413 8
Cardiac hypertrophy is an independent risk factor of many cardiovascular diseases. Several cardiovascular protective properties of <i>Cymbopogon proximus</i> have been reported. However, no reports investigating the direct effect of <i>C. proximus</i> essential oil on the heart are available. The goal of this study was to explore the cardioprotective effect of <i>C. proximus</i> on cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis. Male albino rats were administered <i>C. proximus</i> essential oil in the presen ...[more]