Antagonistic effects of dipfluzine, flunarizine, and cinnarizine on 5- hydroxytriptamine-evoked contraction in pig basilar artery

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 321-323

  Zhu, Yong Hong ^a   Wang, Yong Li ^a   Yang, Xiao Ping ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

basilar artery; cinnarizine; dipfluzine; flunarizine; serotonin; vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CINNARIZINE; DIPFLUZINE; FLUNARIZINE; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; MUSCLE FIBER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; SWINE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; BASILAR ARTERY; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CINNARIZINE; FLUNARIZINE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 0029772364     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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