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Effect of DB-c-AMP on mechanical characteristics of ventricular and atrial preparations of several mammalian species

Hermann NawrathH. ScholzK. WinterThomas Meinertz

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Inotropemedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorsHeart VentriclesGuinea PigsPharmacology toxicologyIsometric exerciseSpecies SpecificityInternal medicinemedicineAnimalsHeart AtriaElectric stimulationPharmacologySheepBucladesineCATSbusiness.industryOrgan SizeGeneral MedicinePapillary MusclesElectric StimulationStimulation ChemicalC++ AMPRatsEndocrinologyBucladesineCatsCattleRabbitsbusinessHeart atriummedicine.drug

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Conflicting results exist about the influence of cyclic N6-2′-O-dibutyryl-AMP (DB-c-AMP) on myocardial contractile force. The present study was designed to examine whether the positive inotropic action of DB-c-AMP is restricted to certain model preparations or whether it can be assumed to represent a more general effect of the drug. Therefore, the effects of DB-c-AMP on myocardial force and on various parameters of the isometric contraction curve were examined in isolated electrically driven (0.5–2Hz) ventricular and atrial preparations of several mammalian species (cat, rabbit, calf, sheep, rat and guinea-pig). The following results were obtained:

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00499029