Sildenafil (Viagra) induces powerful cardioprotective effect via opening of mitochondrial KATP channels in rabbits

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 3 52-3, 2002, Pages

  Ockaili, Ramzi ^a   Salloum, Fadi ^a   Hawkins, John ^a   Kukreja, Rakesh C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP sensitive potassium channel; Ischemia reperfusion; Phosphodiesterase 5

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYDECANOIC ACID; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SILDENAFIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART PROTECTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REPERFUSION INJURY; TABLET; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0036350615     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00324.2002     Document Type: Article

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