Impaired cell communication in the diabetic heart. the role of the renin angiotensin system

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 296, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 53-58

  De Mello, Walmor C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Cell coupling; Diabetes; Enalapril; Heart; Impulse propagation; Renin angiotensin

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ENALAPRIL; FLUORESCENT DYE; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; LUCIFER YELLOW;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOLOGY; DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CELL COMMUNICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIFFUSION; ENALAPRIL; FLUORESCENT DYES; HEART; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MYOCARDIUM; PERMEABILITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 34447526640     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: 15734919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-006-9297-1     Document Type: Article

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