Characterization of the acute cardiac electrophysiologic effects of ethanol in dogs

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1574-1580

  Fenelon, Guilherme ^a   Balbão, Carlos E B ^a   Fernandes, Rinaldo ^a   Arfelli, Elerson ^a   Landim, Priscila ^a   Ayres, Otávio ^a   Paola, Angelo A V De ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Atrial Fibrillation; Electrophysiology; Ethanol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ATROPINE; ISOPRENALINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHANOL; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; MYOCARDIUM; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34548290338     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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