The Effects of Alfentanil on Cytosolic Ca2+ and Contraction in Rat Ventricular Myocytes

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1013-1016

  Graham, Mark D ^a   Hopkins, Philip M ^a   Harrison, Simon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; CALCIUM ION; FURA 2; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; INOTROPISM; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 1642420578     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000104481.20813.35     Document Type: Article

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