title: Action of propranolol on the atrial cardiomyocytes of rats submitted to cold stress.
abstract: Subcellular changes of the atrial cardiomyocytes of rats caused by cold showed a) altered mitochondria with edema and lysis of crests; b) myofibrils with marked heterogeneity of patterns and ruptures, c) myofilaments disarrangement, partial necrosis and disintegration of filaments, d) lesser concentration of atrial granules in the perinuclear area. Atrial muscle fibers of propranolol-treated rats previously stressed by cold showed a marked decrease of the morphological alterations observed in the animals submitted to cold stress without propranolol protection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borrotchin
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Sasso
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: DiDio
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009206:Myocardium / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009210:Myofibrils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009336:Necrosis; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011433:Propranolol