Evidence for an intracellular site of action in the heart for two hydrophobic cardiac steroids

Life Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1337-1344

  Núñez Durán, Harol ^a   Fernández, Paola ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Calcium (cellular); e c coupling; Inotropic agents; Membrane transport; Na+ K+ pump

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); CALCIUM ION; DIGITOXIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; OUABAIN; RYANODINE RECEPTOR; STEROID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG MECHANISM; GUINEA PIG; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INOTROPISM; ISOLATED HEART; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; SARCOPLASM;

CAVIA PORCELLUS; STROPHANTHUS GRATUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0346099149     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2003.07.041     Document Type: Article

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