The influence of ethanol and the calcium channel antagonist, nifedipine on myocardial ultrastructure in the rat

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-30

  Dul, Boleslaw ^a   Gajkowska, Barbara ^a  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Calcium channel antagonist; Ethanol, myocardium; Myocardial ultrastructure; Nifedipine, myocardium

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; NIFEDIPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MITOCHONDRION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031896871     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-2993(98)80058-4     Document Type: Article

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