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Virtual Physiology: SimHeart

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It includes 3 sections:

- Preparation: 3 video sequences showing the preparation of the heart
- Chemical lab: preparation of the experimental solutions from among a range of chemical and pharmacological substances (acetylcholine, atropine, epinephrine (Adr), phentolamine, propanolol, verapamil, and strophanthin)
- Practical course: numerous experiments performed by the student in the virtual laboratory featuring a Langendorff apparatus, a thermostat, an amplifier, and a perfusor

In addition SimHeart includes a high-performance analysis module to save, comment, and print experimental results, and comes with a 31-page user manual.


Some featured experiments: Inotropic and chronotropic Adr effects- Functional antagonism between Adr and ACh - Atropine as a competitive inhibitor for ACh - Alpha and Beta blocker- Calcium-channel blocker - Cardiac glycosides.

 
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