Two genetically selected strains of rats exhibit hypersensitivity or resistance to cocaine-induced fatal arrhythmias

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 288, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 685-692

  Shi, Bing ^a   Heavner, James E ^a   Liu, Jian ^a   Wang, Martin J ^b   Lutherer, Lorenz O ^a   McIntyre, Dan C ^c   Reigel, Charles E ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BioMedical Consulting   (United States)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORISONDAMINE; COCAINE; GANGLION BLOCKING AGENT; HEXAMETHONIUM; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETHAL DOSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEART ARREST; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0032988377     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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