Tetrandrine inhibited chronic 'inflammatory' pulmonary hypertension in rats

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 401-404

  Wang, Huai Liang ^a   Zhang, Xin Hua ^a   Jin, Xin ^a   Xing, Jun ^a   Zhang, Dao Rong ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Monocrotaline; Pulmonary hypertension; Right ventricular hypertrophy; Tetrandrine; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

MONOCROTALINE; TETRANDRINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART INDEX; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT; TACHYPNEA;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BENZYLISOQUINOLINES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; HYPERTROPHY, RIGHT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MONOCROTALINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030863044     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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