Effects of sympathetic nerve stimulation on membrane potential, [Ca2+], and force in the arrested sinus venosus of the toad, Bufo marinus

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 505, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 513-527

  Cousins, Helen M ^a,b   Bramich, Narelle J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM ION; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; RYANODINE; THAPSIGARGIN; NIFEDIPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS VENOSUS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TOAD; ANIMAL TISSUE; BUFO MARINUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; BUFO MARINUS; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEART RATE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; RYANODINE; SINOATRIAL NODE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THAPSIGARGIN;

EID: 0031437477     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.513bb.x     Document Type: Article

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