L-type calcium channel blockade mechanisms of panaxadiol saponins against anoxic damage of cerebral cortical neurons isolated from rats

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 455-458

  Kai, Li ^a   Wang, Zhong Feng ^a   Xiao, Jia Si ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Calcium; Cerebral cortex; Ginseng; Ion channels; Neurons; Patch clamp techniques; Saponins

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; PANAXADIOL; SAPONIN; VERAPAMIL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GINSENG; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELL HYPOXIA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GINSENOSIDES; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRITERPENES; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0031687752     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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