Consumption of mate Ilex paraguariensis: a folk beverage with antioxidant power against myocardial ischemic injury

• Main Authors: Eduarda Santa-Helena (Author), Micheli Castro (Author), Francine Novack Victoria (Author), Jonathan Souza Rodrigues (Author), Carla Amorim Neves Gonçalves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The effects of the aqueous extract of Ilex paraguariensis (Ip) and the flavonoid quercetin were tested during the induction of in vivo myocardial ischemia/ reperfusion in Rattus norvegicus. The antioxidant power of the extract and quercetin were chemically determined. The experimental groups were: c...