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Papaverine enhances the negative inotropic effect of acetylcholine in rat auricles

H. Nawrath

subject

Inotropemedicine.medical_specialtyAction PotentialsIn Vitro TechniquesCellular and Molecular NeurosciencePapaverineInternal medicinemedicineAnimalsHeart AtriaPhosphodiesterase inhibitorCyclic GMPMolecular BiologyPharmacologyPapaverineChemistryPhosphodiesteraseDrug SynergismCell BiologyMyocardial ContractionAcetylcholineRatsEndocrinologyDepression ChemicalMolecular MedicineAcetylcholinemedicine.drug

description

The negative inotropic effect of acetylcholine in rat left auricles is enhanced in the presence of the phosphodiesterase inhibitor papaverine. This result favours the idea of a cyclic GMP-mediated action of acetylcholine in the heart.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01939666