Molecular pharmacology of voltage-dependent calcium channels

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 83-109

  Mori, Yasuo ^a,b   Mikala, Gabor ^a   Varadi, Gyula ^a   Kobayashi, Tsutomu ^a,c   Koch, Sheryl ^a   Wakamori, Minoru ^a,b   Schwartz, Arnold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ca2+ antagonist; Ca2+ channel; Inorganic blocker; Peptide toxin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CONOTOXIN; DILTIAZEM; NIFEDIPINE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TOXIN; VERAPAMIL;

DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0029823852     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.72.83     Document Type: Review

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