International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 165-172 , November 2000

Detection of mRNA encoding H1 receptor and iNOS by RT-PCR in autoimmune myocarditis with special reference to changes in heart contractility

  • Nora Goren

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacologic Unit, School of Dentistry, University of Buenos Aires, Marcelo T. de Alvear 2142, 4 to Floor Sector B, 1122 Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientı́ficas y Técnicas de la República Argentina (CONICET), Argentina
    • ,
  • Leonor Sterin-Borda

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacologic Unit, School of Dentistry, University of Buenos Aires, Marcelo T. de Alvear 2142, 4 to Floor Sector B, 1122 Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientı́ficas y Técnicas de la República Argentina (CONICET), Argentina
    • ,
  • Ramón Bartrons

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Ricardo Gomez

      Affiliations

    • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientı́ficas y Técnicas de la República Argentina (CONICET), Argentina
    • ,
  • Enri Borda

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacologic Unit, School of Dentistry, University of Buenos Aires, Marcelo T. de Alvear 2142, 4 to Floor Sector B, 1122 Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientı́ficas y Técnicas de la República Argentina (CONICET), Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +54-11-4964-1276; fax: +54-11-4508-3958

Received 14 February 2000 ,Revised 9 August 2000 ,Accepted 4 September 2000.

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International Journal of Cardiology
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