Assessment of cardiac function by echocardiography in conscious and anesthetized mice: Importance of the autonomic nervous system and disease state

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 182-190

  Tan, Tze Ping ^a   Gao, Xiao Ming ^a   Krawczyszyn, Mark ^a   Feng, Xinheng ^a   Kiriazis, Helen ^a   Dart, Anthony M ^a   Du, Xiao Jun ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agonists; Anesthetics; Murine physiology; Sedative; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; PENTOBARBITAL; XYLAZINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; STRESS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; MALE; MICE;

EID: 0041302191     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200308000-00005     Document Type: Article

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