Role of polyamines and cAMP-dependent mechanisms on 5α- dihydrotestosterone-elicited functional effects in isolated right atria of rat

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 310-318

  Sánchez, Manuel ^a,b   Secades, Lorena ^a   Bordallo, Carmen ^a,b   Meana, Clara ^a   Rubín, José Manuel ^c   Cantabrana, Begoña ^a,b   Bordallo, Javier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

5 dihydrotestosterone; Androgens; Heart; Negative chronotropism; Positive inotropism; Right atria

Indexed keywords

2',3' DIDEOXYADENOSINE; 5ALPHA PREGNANE 3,20 DIONE; ANDROGEN; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CARBOGEN; CYCLIC AMP; EFLORNITHINE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONOTROPISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; INOTROPISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 74949131613     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e3181b6e57f     Document Type: Article

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