Pharmacological properties of the T-type Ca2+ current mouse spermatogenic cells

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1104-1111

  Arnoult, Christophe ^a   Villaz, Michel ^a   Florman, Harvey M ^b  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; ISRADIPINE; MIBEFRADIL; NICKEL; NIFEDIPINE; PIMOZIDE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOCYTE;

ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; MALE; MIBEFRADIL; MICE; NICKEL; PIMOZIDE; SPERMATOZOA; TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENES;

EID: 0031865291     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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