Cardioprotection with adenosine: 'A riddle wrapped in a mystery'

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 699-700

  Przyklenk, Karin ^a   Whittaker, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Ganglionic blockade; Infarct size; Myocardial infarction; Myocardial ischemia; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Preconditioning; Reperfusion injury; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

DRUG MECHANISM; GANGLION BLOCK; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS;

EID: 23044484432     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706261     Document Type: Review

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