Changes in cardiac electrophysiology, morphology, tissue biochemistry and vascular reactions in glutathione depleted animals

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 185, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 183-190

  Pacher, Pal ^a,b   Kecskemeti, Valeria ^a   Ronai, Andras Z ^a   Balogh, Istvan ^b   Szalai, Gabor ^a   Matkovics, Bela ^c  

^a Departments of Pharmacology   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Buthionine sulphoximine; Glutathione depletion; Heart electrophysiology and morphology; Vascular reactions

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; GLUTATHIONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA STRIP; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DEPOLARIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GUINEA PIG; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; RAT; REPOLARIZATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; GUINEA PIGS; HEART; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOCARDIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031704991     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006844012590     Document Type: Article

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