Facilitation of reflex bradycardia does not contribute to the enhanced hypotensive effect of clonidine in aortic barodenervated rats

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 869-875

  El Mas, Mahmoud M ^a,b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty of Pharmacy   (Egypt)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barodenervation; Baroreflex; Clonidine

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; BRADYCARDIA; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CLONIDINE; DENERVATION; HEART RATE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031750049     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199806000-00010     Document Type: Article

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