Effect of tetrandrine on free intracellular calcium in cultured calf basilar artery smooth muscle cells

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1121-1126

  Wang, Bin ^a   Xiao, Ji Gao ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Basilar artery; Caffeine; Calcium; Cultured cells; Phenylephrine; Tetrandrine; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

BISBENZYLISOQUINOLINE ALKALOID; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM ION; CHINESE DRUG; EGTAZIC ACID; FURA 2 ACETOXYMETHYL ESTER; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TETRANDRINE;

ANIMAL CELL; BASILAR ARTERY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; NONHUMAN; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; BASILAR ARTERY; BENZYLISOQUINOLINES; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0036905943     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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