Anticholinergic effects of artemisinin, an antimalarial drug, in isolated guinea pig heart preparations

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 697-702

  Hara, Yukio ^a   Yamawaki, Hideyuki ^a   Shimada, Masami ^a   Okada, Kiyohiro ^a   Tanai, Toshiki ^a   Ichikawa, Daiki ^a   Miyake, Kimihito ^a   Kizaki, Keiichiro ^a,b  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor operated potassium current; Anticholinergic effect; Artemisinin; Guinea pig; Heart muscle

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GUINEA PIG; HEART; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; GUINEA PIGS; HEART; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC;

CAVIA;

EID: 34548024196     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.69.697     Document Type: Article

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