Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 140-147 , March 2007

Direct inotropic effect of the beta-2 receptor agonist terbutaline on impaired diaphragmatic contractility in septic rats

  • Mitsuru Uzuki, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
    • ,
  • Michiaki Yamakage, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michiaki Yamakage, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, South 1, West 16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan.
    • ,
  • Naoyuki Fujimura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Okayama University School of Medicine, Okayama, Japan.
    • ,
  • Akiyoshi Namiki, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

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 This study was supported by grants-in-aid for scientific research (No. 13770848, 15591648 and 15591915) from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture.

PII: S0147-9563(06)00178-6

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2006.06.006

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 140-147 , March 2007

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