Changes in platelet size and spleen volume in response to selective and non-selective β-adrenoceptor blockade in hypertensive patients

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 441-446

  Bakovic, Darija ^a   Pivac, Nediljko ^a   Eterovic, Davor ^a,b   Palada, Ivan ^a   Valic, Zoran ^a   Paukovic Sekulic, Branka ^c   Dujic, Zeljko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b School of Medicine ^*  (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Beta blocker; Hypertension; Mean platelet volume

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CARVEDILOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; REST; SPLEEN SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE DYSFUNCTION; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BISOPROLOL; BLOOD PLATELETS; CARBAZOLES; CELL SIZE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PROPANOLAMINES; REST; SPLEEN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 68849113102     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2008.05090.x     Document Type: Article

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