Nitric oxide modulates the frog heart ventricle morphodynamics

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-60

  Acierno, Raffaele ^a   Gattuso, Alfonsina ^b   Guerrieri, Antonio ^a   Mannarino, Cinzia ^b   Amelio, Daniela ^b   Tota, Bruno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avascular heart; Ejection fraction; End diastolic volume; End systolic volume; Myocardial relaxation; Nitric oxide; Ventricular morphodynamics

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; LINSIDOMINE; N G MONOMETHYL ARGINE; N(5)(1 IMINOETHYL)ORNITHINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; FROG; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART PERFUSION; HEART STIMULATION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LIGHT; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; SYSTOLE;

ANURA; RANA ESCULENTA;

EID: 47949129747     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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