Rate-dependent effects of ajmaline and propafenone on atrioventricular conduction

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 310, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-35

  Stark, Gerhard ^a   Schwarzl, Ingrid ^a   Stark, Ulrike ^a   Decrinis, Martin ^a   Tritthart, Helmut A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ajmaline; AV node; Propafenone; Rate dependence; Time constant

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; PROPAFENONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART PERFUSION; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030598129     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00378-0     Document Type: Article

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