Mechanisms of hemodynamic responses to cocaine in conscious rats

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 391-399

  Knuepfer, Mark M ^a   Gan, Qi ^a   Mueller, Patrick J ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Cocaine; L NAME (N( ) nitro L arginine methyl ester); Metoprolol; Nicardipine; Population variability; Propranolol; Systemic vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; COCAINE; METOPROLOL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NICARDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; COCAINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; MALE; METOPROLOL; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NICARDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROPRANOLOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA;

EID: 0031939839     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199803000-00010     Document Type: Article

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