Effects of low-level lead exposure on blood pressure and function of the rat isolated heart

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 69-72

  Reza, Badalzadeh ^a,b   Ali, Norouzzadeh ^a   Azhdar, Heydari ^a   Alireza, Asgari ^a   Ali, Khoshbaten ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cardiac contractility; ECG; Hypertension; Lead acetate

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LEAD ACETATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; ISOLATED HEART; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 44949171514     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.41041     Document Type: Article

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