Tetramethylpyrazine as potassium channel opener to lower calcium influx into cultured aortic smooth muscle cells

Planta Medica

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 557-558

  Tsai, Chin Chuan ^a   Lai, Tung Yuan ^a   Huang, Wei Chan ^b   Yang, Tzyylin ^b   Liu, I Min ^c   Wong, Kar Lok ^d   Chan, Paul ^d   Cheng, Juei Tang ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAJEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; FURA 2; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; TETRAMETHYLPYRAZINE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; AORTA MEDIA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CALCIUM; CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHYTOTHERAPY; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PYRAZINES; RATS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037488474     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-40638     Document Type: Article

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