Involvement of superoxide and nitric oxide in the genesis of reperfusion arrhythmias in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 306, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 123-131

  Ohoi, Itaru ^a   Takeo, Satoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

catalase; dimethylthiourea; N(G) nitro L arginine methyl ester; N(G) nitro L arginine; reperfusion arrhythmia; superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CATALASE; DIMETHYLTHIOUREA; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RECOMBINANT COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030582064     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00231-2     Document Type: Article

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