Delayed uncoupling contributes to the protective effect of heptanol against ischaemia in the rat isolated heart

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 655-662

  Chen, Bao Ping ^a,b   Mao, Hong Jiao ^b   Fan, Fang Yan ^a   Bruce, Iain C ^c   Xia, Qiang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHAOXING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardioprotection; Gap junction; Heptanol; Whole tissue resistance

Indexed keywords

HEPTANOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAP JUNCTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART PROTECTION; HEART RATE; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEART; HEPTANOL; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 22644441824     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0305-1870.2005.04246.x     Document Type: Article

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