Lercanidipine protects the heart from low-flow ischemia damage and antagonizes the vasopressor activity of endothelin-1

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Rossoni, Giuseppe ^a   Bernareggi, Micaela ^a   Colonna, Vito De Gennaro ^a   Polvani, Gianluca ^a   Berti, Ferruccio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endothelin 1; Lercanidipine; Low flow ischemia reperfusion; Prostacyclin

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROPYRIDINE; ENDOTHELIN 1; LERCANIDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTACYCLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENANTIOMER; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART PERFUSION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RACEMIC MIXTURE; VASOSPASM;

EID: 0030965951     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199729001-00007     Document Type: Article

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