Calcium-antagonist effects of norbormide on isolated perfused heart and cardiac myocytes of guinea-pig: A comparison with verapamil

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-24

  Bova, Sergio ^a   Cargnelli, Gabriella ^a   D'Amato, Elvira ^b   Forti, Stefano ^c   Yang, Quan ^a   Trevisi, Lucia ^a   Debetto, Patrizia ^a   Cima, Lorenzo ^a   Luciani, Sisto ^a   Padrini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c CMBM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium antagonists; Isolated perfused heart; L type calcium current; Norbormide; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM ION; NORBORMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOACTIVE AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CALCIUM CURRENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINOATRIAL CONDUCTION; SINUS NODE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; NORBORNANES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 8044260805     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0700876     Document Type: Article

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