The effect of brain death on cardiovascular function in rats. Part I. Is the heart damaged?

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 98-106

  Herijgers, Paul ^a   Borgers, Marcel ^b   Flameng, Willem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain death; Contractile reserve; Coronary endothelium; Myocardium; Rat

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; ENDOTHELIUM; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN DEATH; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ENDOCARDIUM; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEART; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0032051774     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(97)00285-X     Document Type: Article

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