Indian red scorpion (Buthus tamulus) venom-induced augmentation of cardiac reflexes is mediated through the mechanisms involving kinins in urethane anaesthetized rats

Toxicon

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 309-320

  Bagchi, Sovan ^a   Deshpande, Shripad B ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aprotinin; Captopril; Heparin; Phenyldiguanide; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; CAPTOPRIL; HEPARIN; INDOMETACIN; KALLIKREIN; KININ; PHENYLBIGUANIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SCORPION VENOM; URETHAN;

ANIMAL MODEL; APNEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; SCORPION;

ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; APROTININ; BIGUANIDES; CAPTOPRIL; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; KININS; MALE; RATS; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; TRYPSIN INHIBITORS; URETHANE;

EID: 0031981794     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00121-9     Document Type: Article

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