Biphasic manner of melittin on isolated guinea pig atria

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-224

  Yang, Shen ^a   Liu, Jun E ^a   Zhang, Ao Zhen ^a   Jiang, Ming Hua ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial function; Bee venoms; Guinea pigs; Melittin; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; MELITTIN; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; MALE; MELITTEN; MICE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0034117904     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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