The direct effect of halothane on myocardial contraction in rat myocytes with poorly developed gap junctional intercellular communication

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-96

  Kanaya, N ^a   Kimura, H ^a   Nakayama, M ^a   Tsuchida, H ^a   Ohshika, H ^a   Namiki, A ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anesthetics, volatile, halothane; Gap junction; Muscles, cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GAP JUNCTION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FIBER OPTICS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HALOTHANE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEPTANOL; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032899002     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.1999.430119.x     Document Type: Article

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