Table 4

Effect of 5-HT4 receptor agonists on heart rate

DrugTime
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nmol/kg i.v. min
ML 10302
 100 (n = 5)73  ± 1094  ± 790  ± 978  ± 889  ± 876  ± 586  ± 980  ± 972  ± 582  ± 14
 300 (n = 4)98  ± 1599  ± 893  ± 794  ± 586  ± 388  ± 383  ± 787  ± 890  ± 698  ± 5
SR 59768
 100 (n = 5)88  ± 798  ± 797  ± 986  ± 789  ± 888  ± 786  ± 486  ± 790  ± 886  ± 7
 300 (n = 4)95  ± 1188  ± 492  ± 789  ± 985  ± 1077  ± 684  ± 991  ± 1190  ± 1085  ± 13
Cisapride
 1000 (n = 5)94  ± 10104  ± 9101  ± 8100  ± 1392  ± 1195  ± 1194  ± 1495  ± 1293  ± 1397  ± 11
 3000 (n = 4)91  ± 6122  ± 10** 113  ± 10* 103  ± 1394  ± 895  ± 791  ± 1092  ± 1088  ± 889  ± 9
  • Values are means ± S.E. beats/min; * p < .05; ** p < .01. Because of the short duration of the observed effect, this table reflects data only for the first 60 min after drug administration.