Effects of zofenopril and ramipril on cough reflex responses in anesthetized and awake rabbits

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 384-392

  Mutolo, Donatella ^a   Bongianni, Fulvia ^a   Evangelista, Stefano ^b   Cinelli, Elenia ^a   Pantaleo, Tito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Menarini Ricerche SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACE inhibitors; citric acid; cough; ramiprilat; zofenoprilat

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; RAMIPRILAT; ZOFENOPRILAT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; WAKEFULNESS;

ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; BRADYKININ; CAPTOPRIL; CITRIC ACID; CONSCIOUSNESS; COUGH; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; RABBITS; RAMIPRIL; REFLEX;

EID: 78651292289     PISSN: 10742484     EISSN: 19404034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074248410379413     Document Type: Article

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