Negative inotropic and chronotropic effects on the guinea pig atrium of extracts obtained from Averrhoa carambola L. leaves

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1113-1122

  Vasconcelos, C M L ^a,b   Araujo M S ^a   Silva, B A ^b   Conde Garcia, E A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Averrhoa carambola L.; Ca2+ channel blockade; Chronotropism; Guinea pig atrium; Inotropism; Star fruit

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; ATROPINE; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA EXTRACT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FLAVONOID; ISOPRENALINE; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; METHANOL; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; OXALIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM ION; PROPRANOLOL; RESERPINE; SODIUM ION; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; CALCIUM CURRENT; CHRONOTROPISM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEART ATRIUM; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART BEAT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART STIMULATION; INOTROPISM; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

ANIMALIA; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; CAVIA PORCELLUS;

EID: 23144465156     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005000700015     Document Type: Article

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