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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Papaverine enhances the negative inotropic effect of acetylcholine in rat auricles
H. Nawrathsubject
Inotropemedicine.medical_specialtyAction PotentialsIn Vitro TechniquesCellular and Molecular NeurosciencePapaverineInternal medicinemedicineAnimalsHeart AtriaPhosphodiesterase inhibitorCyclic GMPMolecular BiologyPharmacologyPapaverineChemistryPhosphodiesteraseDrug SynergismCell BiologyMyocardial ContractionAcetylcholineRatsEndocrinologyDepression ChemicalMolecular MedicineAcetylcholinemedicine.drugdescription
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.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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1978-07-01 | Experientia |