Eucalyptol, an essential oil, reduces contractile activity in rat cardiac muscle

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 453-461

  Soares, M C M S ^a,c   Damiani, C E N ^a,d   Moreira, C M ^a   Stefanon, I ^a,b   Vassallo, Dalton V ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b Sch Med S Casa Misericordia V   (Brazil)

^c FAESA   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcium; Eucalyptol; Isoproterenol; Myocardial contractility; Tetanic tension

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ISOPRENALINE; MYOSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; INOTROPISM; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 16844385541     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005000300017     Document Type: Article

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