Vol. 27 (Suppl 2) 2006 Neuro endocrinology letters

Effect of acetylcholine and ischaemia/reperfusion injury on the heart of rats with STZ-induced experimental diabetes.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of acetylcholine (ACh) and ischaemia/reperfusion injury on functional changes and dysrhythmias of the isolated diabetic rat heart.

METHODS AND RESULTS: On retrogradely perfused hearts isolated from 10-week-old diabetic rats (streptozotocin 30 mg/kg b.w. for three consecutive .....