Rats were injected with isoproterenol (ISO; 110 mg/kg, ip, 2 doses, 24 h interval) to induce acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and were sacrificed 6 and 24 h after the last ISO injection. The heart tissue, plasma and erythrocytes of these rats were evaluated for cardiac markers and oxidative stress parameters. Levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and the activities of creatine kinase (CK), lacta...