Propranolol-like action of amiodarone. An electronmicroscopic study in rats under cold stress

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-256

  Lopes, A C ^a   Mora, O ^b   Sasso, W S ^b   Didio, L J A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Atrial cardiomyocytes; Cold stress; Subcellular alterations in myocardium

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLD; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEART; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; STRESS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

AMIODARONE; ANIMALS; COLD; HEART; HEART ATRIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYOCARDIUM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROPRANOLOL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS;

EID: 0031110276     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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