Inhibitory effects of tetrandrine on intracellular free Ca2+ increase induced by glutamate, serotonin and histamine in dissociated retina cells

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 331-336

  Xuan, Bo ^a   Liu, Feng ^a   Zhang, Min Ying ^a   Xiao, Ji Gao ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYLISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; TETRANDRINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FLUORESCENCE; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; RABBIT; RETINA CELL;

EID: 0029814105     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.1996.12.331     Document Type: Article

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