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  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. drugs
  3. cardiovascular agents
  4. calcium channel blockers

Término preferido

calcium channel blockers

Tipo

  • Chemical

Definición

  • Information A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cell membranes or on the release and binding of calcium in intracellular pools. Since they are inducers of vascular and other smooth muscle relaxation, they are used in the drug therapy of hypertension and cerebrovascular spasms, as myocardial protective agents, and in the relaxation of uterine spasms.

    Fuente: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Tipo: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/21100

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