Acute administration of nicotine induces transient elevation of blood pressure and increases myocardial infarct size in rats
Aims: We investigated the acute effects of nicotine on myocardial infarct size, no reflow, hemodynamics and cardiac function in an acute myocardial ischemia and reperfusion infarction rat model. Main methods: Female Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 23/group) received an intravenous loading dose of nicotine...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Heliyon |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020322933 |