Hemodynamic effects of agmatine and its cellular mechanism in anesthetized rats

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-233

  Li, Xiao Tao ^a   He, Rui Rong ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2 adrenoceptor; Agmatine; Hemodynamics; Imidazoline receptor

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IDAZOXAN; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DP-DT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; AGMATINE; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; IDAZOXAN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, DRUG;

EID: 0032931024     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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