Influence of pH changes on the actions of verapamil on vascular excitation-contraction coupling

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-212

  Achike, Francis I ^a   Dai, Soter ^a   Ogle, Clive W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Excitation contraction coupling; pH; Rat tail artery; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VERAPAMIL;

ACIDOSIS; ALKALOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAIL ARTERY; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029998273     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1382-6689(96)00013-0     Document Type: Article

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