The inotropic effects of ammonia on isolated perfused rat hearts and the mechanisms involved

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 4048-4054

  Zhang, Quanxi ^a   Meng, Ziqiang ^a  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Inotropic effect; NaOH; NH4Cl; Rat; Signaling pathways

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNEL; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CARDIOTONIC AGENT; CREATINE KINASE; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NS 2028; OXADIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; OXAZINE DERIVATIVE; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PERFUSION; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLUBILITY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CREATINE KINASE; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KATP CHANNELS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXADIAZOLES; OXAZINES; PERFUSION; PRESSURE; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMALL-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLUBILITY;

RATTUS;

EID: 82055206611     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.055947     Document Type: Article

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