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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Effectiveness of theophylline to increase cyclic AMP levels and force of contraction in electrically paced guinea-pig auricles. Comparison with isoprenaline, calcium and ouabain

Barbara SchmelzleClaudia DöngesMartin HeitmannHarald JungbluthThomas MeinertzHasso Scholz

subject

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorsContraction (grammar)Guinea Pigschemistry.chemical_elementIn Vitro TechniquesCalciumOuabainGuinea pigTheophyllineInternal medicineIsoprenalineCyclic AMPmedicineAnimalsTheophyllineOuabainPharmacologyChemistryMyocardiumCardiac Pacing ArtificialIsoproterenolGeneral MedicineReserpineMyocardial ContractionPropranololC++ AMPEndocrinologyCalciumFemalemedicine.drug

description

The effects of theophylline (3×10−5 M–5×10−3 M), isoprenaline (10−6 M), excess calcium (7.2 mM) and ouabain (3×10−7 M) on force of contraction and c-AMP content were studied in electrically driven (frequency 3 Hz) left auricles isolated from guinea pigs pretreated with reserpine.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00501422