Exogenous neopterin causes cardiac contractile dysfunction in the isolated perfused rat heart

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1265-1274

  Margreiter, Josef ^a   Schlager, Andreas ^a   Balogh, Agnes ^a   Maier, Hans ^b   Balogh, Doris ^a   Lindner, Karl H ^a   Fuchs, Dietmar ^a   Schobersberger, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cellular immune system; Langendorff; Myocardial contractility; Neopterin; Rat

Indexed keywords

NEOPTERIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INDUCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UREA CYCLE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033848836     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.2000.1160     Document Type: Article

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