Effects of 2,5-di-tert-butylhydroquinone on rat cardiac muscle contractility

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 2 41-2, 1997, Pages

  Kabbara, Akram A ^a   Stephenson, D George ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cardiac contractility; sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ion pump

Indexed keywords

2,5 DI TERT BUTYLHYDROQUINONE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; FURA 2; RUTHENIUM RED;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

EID: 33750862882     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.2.h1001     Document Type: Article

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