No modulates autonomic effects on sinus discharge rate and AV nodal conduction in open-chest dogs

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 1 41-1, 1997, Pages

  Elvan, Arif ^a   Rubart, Michael ^a   Zipes, Douglas P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

atrioventricular node; autonomic nervous system; nitric oxide; sinus node

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; DEXTRO ARGININE; ISOPRENALINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE CONDUCTION VELOCITY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 33750718208     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.1.h263     Document Type: Article

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