Contractility changes of the right and left ventricular muscle after chronic myocardial infarction

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1683-1690

  Novaes, M A S ^a   Stefanon, I ^a   Mill, J G ^a   Vassallo, D V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcium right and left ventricle; Contractility; Myocardial infarction; Post rest contraction; Tetanic tension

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0030320790     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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