Susceptibility to ischemia-induced ventricular fibrillation in isolated female rat hearts varies moderately with estrous cycle stage

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 134-139

  Hatcher, A Shea ^a   Clements Jewery, Hugh ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Isolated heart; Langendorff; Methods; Myocardial ischemia; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY LIGATION; DIESTRUS; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIA INDUCED VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; MALE; METESTRUS; NONHUMAN; PROESTRUS; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HEART; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84875233507     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: 1873488X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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