Plasma norepinephrine increased during coronary occlusion in hypertensive pigs that developed ventricular fibrillation

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 145-148

  Kirby, Debra A ^a   Zhou, Shuping ^a   Pinto, Judith M B ^a  

^a West Roxbury Veteran's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Coronary artery occlusion; Heart rate; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031016420     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00320-4     Document Type: Article

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