Impact of β-adrenoceptor antagonists on myofilament calcium sensitivity of rabbit and human myocardium

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 126-131

  Zeitz, Oliver ^a,b   Rahman, Alexander ^a   Hasenfuss, Gerd ^a   Janssen, Paul M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium sensitivity; Carvedilol; Myofilaments; Nebivolol; Propranolol

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM; CARVEDILOL; NEBIVOLOL; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033920782     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200007000-00017     Document Type: Article

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