Effects of agmatine on afterdepolarizations induced by isoproterenol in guinea pig papillary muscles

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1039-1042

  Li, Xiao Tao ^a   He, Rui Rong ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Alp ha 2 adrenergic receptors; Calcium; Electrophysiology; Idazoxan; Imidazoles; Isoproterenol; Nitroprusside; Papillary muscles

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; CALCIUM; IDAZOXAN; ISOPRENALINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER;

AFTERDISCHARGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; AGMATINE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; IMIDAZOLES; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RECEPTORS, DRUG;

EID: 0032761847     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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