Relaxin counteracts myocardial damage induced by ischemia-reperfusion in isolated guinea pig hearts: Evidence for an involvement of nitric oxide

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4713-4720

  Masini, Emanuela ^a   Bani, Daniele ^a   Bello, Maria Grazia ^a   Bigazzi, Mario ^a   Mannaioni, Pier Francesco ^a   Sacchi, Tatiana Bani ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Sezione di Istologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALONALDEHYDE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; EXOCYTOSIS; GUINEA PIG; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HISTAMINE RELEASE; ISOLATED HEART; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030729675     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.11.5520     Document Type: Article

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