Effect of calcium channel blockers on aluminium treated rat brain serine/threonine phosphoprotein phosphatase 2B

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-189

  Basu, Srabanti ^a   Chaudhuri, Aditi Nag ^a  

^a LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Brain; Calcium channel blockers; Phosphatase; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; CALCINEURIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; NIFEDIPINE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

EID: 0033055072     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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