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Effect of exercise training on the chronotropic response of isolated rat atria to atropine

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Atria isolated from rats after 7 weeks of exercise training beat at a slower rate than did atria from sedentary controls. Atria from exercised rats showed a significant acceleration in response to atropie.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, State University College, 14420, Brockport, New York, USA

    D. C. Smith & A. El-Hage

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This study was supported by a grant from the Genesee Valley Heart Association.

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Smith, D.C., El-Hage, A. Effect of exercise training on the chronotropic response of isolated rat atria to atropine. Experientia 34, 1027–1028 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01915325

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