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[The effect of adenosine on the contractile function of the heart during experimental ischemia and reperfusion]
Anesteziologiia I Reanimatologiia
|July 1, 1993
Abstract:
It has been shown that 30 min ischemia followed by 30 min reperfusion inhibits cardiac contractility. The addition of adenosine at a concentration of 50 or 100 mumol/l into the perfusate normalized a decreased cardiac contractility and prevented the onset of contracture.
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