Article
Cocaine cardiotoxicity differs markedly in isolated hearts of two strains of rats exhibiting phenotypic differences in sensitivity to seizures.
Life sciences - 1 Jan 1998
Heavner J E, Shi B, Inners-McBride K, Asimakis G, Wang M J, McIntyre D C
Abstract excerpt
Isolated hearts from two strains of rats bred for sensitivity or resistance to amygdala kindling that also exhibit, in vivo, differential sensitivity to the cardiotoxicity of cocaine were studied. The goal was to determine if the differential cardiotoxic sensitivity was due, at least in part, to...
Topics
- Amygdala
- Animals
- Blood Pressure
- Cocaine
- Coronary Vessels
- Diastole
- Electrocardiography
- Heart Diseases
- Heart Rate
- Kindling, Neurologic
- Male
- Phenotype
- Rats
- Seizures
- Time Factors
- Ventricular Function, Left
