Correlation between changes in morphology, electrical properties, and angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in the failing heart

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 378, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-194

  De Mello, Walmor C ^a,b   Crespo, Maria J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^b Department of Anesthesiology   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathic hamster; Electrical property; Heart failure; Renin angiotensin system

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROSIS; HAMSTER; HEART FAILURE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CONDUCTOMETRY; CRICETINAE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FIBROSIS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MESOCRICETUS; REFRACTOMETRY; RENIN; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 0032799557     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00417-3     Document Type: Article

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