Mechanical and electrophysiological effects of mepivacaine on direct myocardial depression in vitro

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 244-246

  Kon Park, W ^a,b   Kook Suh, C ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local, mepivacaine; Model, guinea pig; Model, rat; Muscle cardiac, action potential; Muscle cardiac, contractility; Muscle cardiac, rapid cooling contracture; Muscle cardiac, sarcoplasmic reticulum

Indexed keywords

MEPIVACAINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

EID: 0031820466     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.2.244     Document Type: Article

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