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Descriptor
English
:
Calcium Channel Agonists
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Agonistas de los Canales de Calcio
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Agonistas dos Canais de Cálcio
Synonyms
English
:
Calcium Channel Activators
Calcium Channel Agonists, Exogenous
Tree Number:
D27.505.519.562.124
D27.505.954.411.793.205
Definition
English
:
Agents that increase
calcium
influx into
calcium channels
of excitable
tissues
. This causes
vasoconstriction
in
VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE
and/or CARDIAC
MUSCLE cells
as well as stimulation of
insulin
release from pancreatic islets. Therefore, tissue-selective
calcium
agonists have the potential to combat cardiac failure and endocrinological disorders. They have been used primarily in experimental studies in cell and tissue
culture.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
vasoconstrictors; DF:
CALCIUM
CHANNEL AGON or
CALCIUM
CHANNEL AG
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Calcium Channel Agonists
/
antagonists & inhibitors
use
Calcium Channel Blockers
History Note
English
:
88
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AN
analysis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DU
diagnostic use
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
22856
Unique Identifier:
D002120
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