Publications by authors named "A Missankov"
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- The study investigates how delta- and kappa-opioid receptors affect heart arrhythmias caused by ischemia and reperfusion, using various arrhythmia models to assess their function.
- Specific opioid agonists, antagonists, and blockers were tested, revealing that kappa-receptors mainly mediate the antidysrhythmic effects, especially through the properties of the drug U50488H.
- The research found that these antidysrhythmic effects can be inhibited by blocking certain channels, indicating the complex interaction between opioid receptors and heart function, with no evidence of calcium-channel blocking effects.
The posterior interosseous nerves of 58 cadaver forearms of black South Africans were dissected to study their order of branching. In 43 specimens (74%), the most common order of branching was: extensor carpi radialis brevis; supinator; extensor digitorum; extensor carpi ulnaris; extensor digiti minimi; abductor pollicis longus; extensor pollicis brevis; extensor pollicis longus and extensor indicis. In 15 specimens (26%) different variations of the nerve were observed, some of which are reported for the first time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic aluminum intoxication in rats: dose-dependent morphological changes.
Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol
November 1997
The objective of the study was to evaluate the chronic cytotoxic effect of very low nontoxic aluminum (Al) in the drinking water of rats. The control group (10 rats) received deionized water, whereas the two experimental groups (10 rats each) received Al in a dose of 5 mg and 20 mg/kg bw/day, respectively. Al was applied in their drinking water during the 6-month duration of the study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVariations of the pubic vascular anastomoses in black South Africans.
Acta Anat (Basel)
January 1997
Variations of the arterial and venous pubic anastomoses (APA, VPA) were studied. Forty-four percent of the APA were replaced by an obturator artery arising from the inferior epigastric and 25% by an obturator artery arising from the external iliac. Seven percent of the VPA were replaced by a single obturator vein, 37% by the superior companion of a double obturator vein, and 2% by a double obturator vein.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to use a fixation technique not previously used to elucidate the fine structure of the fibrous layer of the mandibular condylar cartilage. The sample was obtained from four one-year-old Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). Blocks of tissue were prepared according to the method of Farnum and Wilsman (1983) and examined by transmission electron microscopy.
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