Contrasting effects of betaxolol and propranolol on Ca2+-activated contractions in skinned fibers from canine coronary arteries and ventricular muscles

Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 581-586

  Kitada, Yoshimi ^a  

^a MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Betaxolol; Ca2+ sensitivity; Cardiac muscle; Contractile protein; Propranolol; Skinned fibers; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETAXOLOL; BUNITROLOL; CALCIUM ION; LABETALOL; PINDOLOL; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY; DOG; HEART MUSCLE; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BETAXOLOL; CALCIUM; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; CORONARY VESSELS; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PROPRANOLOL; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0029953030     PISSN: 09203206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00051000     Document Type: Article

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