Involvement of monoamine oxidase and noradrenaline uptake in the positive chronotropic effects of apigenin in rat atria

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 312, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 203-207

  Lorenzo, Patricia S ^a   Rubio, Modesto C ^b   Medina, Jorge H ^b   Adler Graschinsky, Edda ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apigenin; Flavonoid; Monoamine oxidase; Noradrenaline uptake

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYMANDELIC ACID; 3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLETHYLENE GLYCOL; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); APIGENIN; FLAVONOID; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE METABOLISM; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030603240     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00486-4     Document Type: Article

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