Depressant effects of phenoxybenzamine on potassium contracture in cat ventricular muscle

Jay R. Wiggins; Henry Gelband; Arthur L. Bassett

doi:10.1016/0014-2999(79)90031-1

Depressant effects of phenoxybenzamine on potassium contracture in cat ventricular muscle

Jay R. Wiggins, Henry Gelband, Arthur L. Bassett

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Abstract

Phenoxybenzamine has been shown to have a depressant action on K⁺-depolarization contracture in cat ventricular muscle. In the present study, we show that this depressant action is specific for phenoxybenzamine and occurs in the presence of β-adrenergic receptor blockade with nadolol. K⁺-contracture is not depressed by phentolamine nor augmented by phenylephrine. Thus, the depressant action of phenoxybenzamine is not mediated by its effects on cardiac adrenergic receptors.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	111-114
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Journal of Pharmacology
Volume	59
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-2999(79)90031-1
State	Published - Oct 26 1979
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Phenoxybenzamine
Phentolamine
Phenylephrine
Potassium contracture
Ventricular muscle

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Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Pharmacology

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