Reversal of impaired calcium homeostasis in the rat diaphragm subjected to Monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-182

  Kanj, N A ^a   Nasser, M G ^a   Medawar, W A ^a   Al Tayeh, A U ^a   Khoury, M Y ^a   Nassar, C F ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; lkj

Indexed keywords

INDAPAMIDE; MONOCROTALINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARCINOGENS; DIAPHRAGM; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INDAPAMIDE; MALE; MONOCROTALINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032931307     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00398-1     Document Type: Article

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