A Calcium Agonist, Bay k 8644, Suppresses the Embryotoxic Effects Induced by Dihydropyridines Calcium Channel Blockers in Cultured Rat Embryos

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1067-1072

  Ban, Yoshiki ^a   Makita, Takashi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bay k 8644; Calcium channel blocker; Culture; Embryo; Rat

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; NICARDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRENDIPINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; MALE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

3-PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1,4-DIHYDRO-2,6-DIMETHYL-5-NITRO-4-(2-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL)-, METHYL ESTER; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL AGONISTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; MALE; NICARDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRENDIPINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032177728     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.1067     Document Type: Article

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