The Conventional Antihistamine Drug Cyproheptadine Lacks QT-interval–Prolonging Action in Halothane-Anesthetized Guinea Pigs: Comparison With Hydroxyzine

Abstract.: Antihistamines are known to belong to the chemical class that may induce long QT syndrome. Among them, cyproheptadine has been shown to exert multifaceted actions on the ventricular repolarization phase; namely, shortening of the action potential duration at supratherapeutic concentration...

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Main Authors: Kazuko Kobayashi, Naoki Omuro, Akira Takahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319302233

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