Diazepam-induced Ca2+-channel blockade reduces hypothermia-induced electromechanical changes in isolated guinea pig ventricular muscle

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 96-102

  Melnikov, A L ^a,b   Lathrop, D A ^b,c   Helgesen, K G ^a,b  

^a Kirkenes Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Drugs, benzodiazepines, dihydropyridines; Muscle papillary, hypothermia, action potential duration, developed force

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; NISOLDIPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FORCE TRANSDUCER; GUINEA PIG; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INOTROPISM; ISOLATED HEART; MICROELECTRODE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIGS; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; NISOLDIPINE; PAPILLARY MUSCLES;

EID: 0031856136     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021598000167     Document Type: Article

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