Effects of orotic acid on ischaemic/reperfused myocardial function and glycogen content in isolated working rat hearts

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-114

  Ferdinandy, P ^a   Fazekas, T ^b   Kadar E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b Pándy Kálmán Hospital   (Hungary)

^c Wörwag Pharma Gmbh   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glycogen; Ischaemia reperfusion; Myocardial function; Orotic acid; Rat heart

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; GLYCOGEN; OROTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLYCOGEN ANALYSIS; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032005848     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1997.0274     Document Type: Article

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