Ethanol potentiates the depressed effects of cocaine in human fetal myocardium in vitro

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 365-369

  Richards, Ira S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS HEART; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; ACTION POTENTIAL; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART CONTRACTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; COCAINE; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ETHANOL; FETAL HEART; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; NARCOTICS;

EID: 0030612175     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659709043368     Document Type: Article

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