Cardio and respiratory responses in eel, Anguilla anguilla L. During exposure to diazepam

The effects of 0.5 mg/1 diazepam on the cardio and respiratory system of the eel was studied. It has been confirmed that the major effect of diazepam appeared during the first 30 minutes, there after the bioelectrical activity of the heart and respiratory rate tend to return to their normal, except...

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Published in:Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
Main Author: M.H. Mourad
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 1992
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP1992.22.1.10
https://doaj.org/article/a1f9e7f9adb0439e81c88fe181437d3d
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Summary:The effects of 0.5 mg/1 diazepam on the cardio and respiratory system of the eel was studied. It has been confirmed that the major effect of diazepam appeared during the first 30 minutes, there after the bioelectrical activity of the heart and respiratory rate tend to return to their normal, except for a slight disturbance in the ventricular cardiac muscle repolarization.