Opposite effects of iv amiodarone on cardiovascular vagal and sympathetic efferent activities in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 2 52-2, 2002, Pages

  Silva, Valdo Jose Dias Da ^a   Gnecchi Ruscone, Tomaso ^b   Lavelli, Barbara ^c   Bellina, Valentina ^d   Manzella, Daniela ^a   Porta, Alberto ^a,b   Malliani, Alberto ^c,d   Montano, Nicola ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d School of Medicine of Triangulo Mineiro   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Autonomic nervous system; Baroreceptors; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; NONHUMAN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0036333544     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00608.2001     Document Type: Article

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