Effects of acute administration of morphine on right atrial catecholamine content and heart rate in chronically morphine-treated rats

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 439-441

  Rabadan, J V ^a   Milanes M V ^a   Laorden, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analgesics opioid, morphine; Cardiovascular system, effects; Rat; Sympathetic nervous system, catecholamines

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; MORPHINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030976542     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/78.4.439     Document Type: Article

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