Effect of calcium on the vascular contraction induced by Cobra venom cardiotoxin

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 823-828

  Kwan, C Y ^a   Kwan, T K ^a   Huang, S J ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calcium channel blocker; Cardiotoxin; Cobra venom; Rat aorta; Tetrandrine; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CARDIOTOXIN; NICKEL; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SNAKE VENOM; TETRANDRINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOTHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR RING; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELLS, CULTURED; COBRA VENOMS; DIRECT LYTIC FACTORS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0036378333     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2002.03723.x     Document Type: Article

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