Evidences of the gender-related differences in cardiac repolarization and the underlying mechanisms in different animal species and human

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-8

  Cheng, Jianhua ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Gender difference; Gonadectomy; Hormone replacement therapy; Repolarization

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (6 METHYL 2 PYRIDYL)ETHYL] 4 (4 METHYLSULFONYLAMINOBENZOYL)PIPERIDINE; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DOFETILIDE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; IBUTILIDE; ION CHANNEL; MACROLIDE; METHOXAMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PROGESTERONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; TESTOSTERONE; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; CALCIUM CURRENT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ECG ABNORMALITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; ESTRUS CYCLE; GUINEA PIG; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; RABBIT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; T WAVE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ANIMALS; CASTRATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GUINEA PIGS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RABBITS; SEX FACTORS; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 33645022523     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: 14728206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2005.00384.x     Document Type: Review

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