Flunarizine but not theophylline modulates inotropic responses of the isolated rat heart to diazepam

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 315, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-157

  Leeuwin, Remy S ^a   Zeegers, Arie ^a   Van Wilgenburg, Henk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adenosine receptor blocking drug; Benzodiazepine; Ca2+ entry blocking drug; Diazepam; Inotropy; Langendorff heart

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE RECEPTOR; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIAZEPAM; FLUNARIZINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART; INOTROPISM; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGIONAL PERFUSION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; FLUNARIZINE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THEOPHYLLINE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030583702     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00603-6     Document Type: Article

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