Hypertensive effects of the iv administration of picomoles of ouabain

Ouabain, an endogenous digitalis compound, has been detected in nanomolar concentrations in the plasma of several mammals and is associated with the development of hypertension. In addition, plasma ouabain is increased in several hypertension models, and the acute or chronic administration of ouabai...

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Main Authors: A.S. Padilha, M. Salaices, D.V. Vassallo, P.R. Batista, F.D.M. Siman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000900015&lng=en&tlng=en