Nimodipine and nitrendipine inhibit N-type calcium channels in dibutyryl cAMP-differentiated neuroblastoma x glioma hybrid (NG 108-15) cells

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 230, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-88

  Li, Sheng Nan ^a   Bräter, Manfred ^a   Andreas, Klaus ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Differentiated NG 108 15 cells; Dihydropyridine; Fura 2; Intracellular Ca2(t)+; Nifedipine; Niguldipine; Nimodipine; Nitrendipine

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLIC AMP; FURA 2; NIFEDIPINE; NIGULDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; NITRENDIPINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIOMA; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; NEUROBLASTOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BUCLADESINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GLIOMA; HYBRID CELLS; KINETICS; MICE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NIMODIPINE; NITRENDIPINE; POTASSIUM; RATS;

EID: 0342275204     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00481-3     Document Type: Article

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