Worsening of ischemic damage in hearts from rats with selective growth hormone deficiency

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 314, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 333-338

  De Gennaro Colonna, Vito ^a   Rossoni, Giuseppe ^a   Bonacci, Daniela ^a   Ciceri, Simona ^a   Cattaneo, Lorena ^a   Müller, Eugenio E ^a   Berti, Ferruccio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular effects; Growth hormone (GH) deficiency; Heart; Ischemia; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNE SERA; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030608355     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00585-7     Document Type: Article

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