Overlap in the pharmacology of L-type Ca2+-channel blockers and 5-HT2 receptor antagonists in rat aorta

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 953-957

  Okoro, E O ^a,b  

^a St Andrews and Wesley Hospitals   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CINNARIZINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DILTIAZEM; FELODIPINE; KETANSERIN; MIANSERIN; NIFEDIPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM ION; RITANSERIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2 ANTAGONIST; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITROPRUSSIDE; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 0032825792     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357991773221     Document Type: Article

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