Study of in vitro and in vivo effects of isradipine in skeletal muscles and interaction with some drugs

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 499-506

  Singh, Yadhu N ^a   Johnson, Adamaley ^a   Lulf, Lori A ^a   Singh, Brahma N ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotics; isradipine; muscle relaxant; skeletal muscles

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; ISRADIPINE; MAGNESIUM; NEOSTIGMINE; POLYMYXIN B; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; HEART RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ANIMAL; DIAPHRAGM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHRENIC NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CLINDAMYCIN; DIAPHRAGM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; ISRADIPINE; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PHRENIC NERVE; POLYMYXIN B; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TUBOCURARINE;

EID: 0030300082     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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