Interaction of ouabain and malonate upon the contractile response of myocardium.
1962
D G WENZEL, and
I A SIEGEL
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008314
Malonates
Derivatives of malonic acid (the structural formula CH2(COOH)2), including its salts and esters.
D009206
Myocardium
The muscle tissue of the HEART. It is composed of striated, involuntary muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) connected to form the contractile pump to generate blood flow.
A cardioactive glycoside consisting of rhamnose and ouabagenin, obtained from the seeds of Strophanthus gratus and other plants of the Apocynaceae; used like DIGITALIS. It is commonly used in cell biological studies as an inhibitor of the NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE.
The hollow, muscular organ that maintains the circulation of the blood.
Hearts
D013328
Strophanthins
A number of different cardioactive glycosides obtained from Strophanthus species. OUABAIN is from S. gratus and CYMARINE from S. kombe. They are used like the digitalis glycosides.
November 2000,
Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology,