How to measure electrocardiographic QT interval in the anaesthetized rabbit

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 175-185

  Farkas, András ^a   Batey, Andrew J ^b   Coker, Susan J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ECG; Electrocardiogram; Extrapolation method; Methods; QT interval; QT(U) interval; QU interval; Rabbit; Repolarisation delay; T wave; U wave

Indexed keywords

ALMOKALANT; AMIODARONE; CLOFILIUM; DOFETILIDE; ERYTHROMYCIN; HALOFANTRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; TERFENADINE; TERIKALANT;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; P WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; QT PROLONGATION; RABBIT; SINOATRIAL CONDUCTION; T WAVE; TORSADE DES POINTES; WAVEFORM;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HUMANS; LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE; LONG QT SYNDROME; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RABBITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 7444260911     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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