Hysteresis in atrial refractoriness in the conscious dog: Influence of stimulation parameters and control by the autonomic nervous system

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 842-847

  Boucher, Michel ^b   Chassaing, Claude ^a   Chapuy, Eric ^a   Lorente, Paco ^a,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial effective refractory period; Atropine and neostigmine; Conscious dogs; Extrastimulus method; Memory effect; Propranolol and isoproterenol

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; ISOPRENALINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RATE; HYSTERESIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FUNCTION; ATROPINE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART BLOCK; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PROPRANOLOL;

EID: 0029798153     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199612000-00015     Document Type: Article

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