An investigation into the mechanism of action of almitrine on isolated rat diaphragm muscle fatigue

Respiration

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 339-343

  Markos, F ^a,d   Campion, D P ^b   Carey, M ^c   O'Connor, J J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Almitrine; Diaphragm; Fatigue; N Acetylcysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALMITRINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALMITRINE; ANIMALS; DIAPHRAGM; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AGENTS;

EID: 0036061140     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000063267     Document Type: Article

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