Ca2+ entry blocking and contractility promoting actions of norbormide in single rat caudal artery myocytes

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 323-328

  Fusi, Fabio ^a   Saponara, Simona ^a   Sgaragli, Giampietro ^a   Cargnelli, Gabriella ^a   Bova, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Norbormide; Rat caudal artery smooth muscle; Whole cell patch clamp

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; NORBORMIDE; NORBORNANE DERIVATIVE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; AMPHOTERICIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; AORTA; ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; ANIMAL CELL; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CELL SEPARATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; NORBORNANES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0036792672     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704877     Document Type: Article

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