Tetrandrine, a calcium antagonist of Chinese herbal origin, interacts with vascular muscle α1-adrenoceptor

Life Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 23, 1996, Pages PL359-PL364

  Kwan, C Y ^a,b,c   Chen, Y Y ^a   Ma, M F ^a   Daniel, E E ^b   Hui, S C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

adrenoceptor; calcium; plant alkaloid; tetrandrine; vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; EGTAZIC ACID; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; RADIOLIGAND; TETRANDRINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHINESE HERB; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0030296763     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(96)00552-8     Document Type: Article

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