Ectopic activity in the rat pulmonary vein can arise from simultaneous activation of α 1- and β 1-adrenoceptors

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 150, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 899-905

  Maupoil, V ^a   Bronquard, C ^a   Freslon, J L ^a   Cosnay, P ^a   Findlay, I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

adrenoceptors; adrenoceptors; Atrial fibrillation; Automatism; Ectopic activity; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; ISOPRENALINE; NORADRENALIN; OXYGEN; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DRUG ACTIVATION; ECTOPIC TISSUE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CELL; ISOMETRICS; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RAT; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; HEART ATRIA; MALE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; NOREPINEPHRINE; PULMONARY VEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-1; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 34047199830     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707177     Document Type: Article

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