Functional alteration of dihydropyridinesensitive Ca2+ channels in the adrenal glomerulosa of pregnant rats

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 278, Issue 5 41-5, 2000, Pages

  Simaan, May ^a   Picard, Serge ^a   St Louis, Jean ^a   Brochu, Michèle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Voltage dependent calcium channels

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CALCIUM ION; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; NITRENDIPINE; POTASSIUM ION; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TRITIUM; VERAPAMIL;

ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VOLTAGE CLAMP; ZONA GLOMERULOSA; ANIMAL; BREEDING; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

3-PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1,4-DIHYDRO-2,6-DIMETHYL-5-NITRO-4-(2-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL)-, METHYL ESTER; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CALCIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CELL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRENDIPINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRITIUM; VERAPAMIL; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

EID: 0034129494     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.2000.278.5.e925     Document Type: Article

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