Mefenamic acid as a novel activator of L-type voltage-dependent Ca 2+ channels in smooth muscle cells from pig proximal urethra

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 919-925

  Teramoto, Noriyoshi ^a   Tomoda, Toshihisa ^a   Ito, Yushi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

L type Ca 2+ channels; Mefenamic acid; Urethral myocytes

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; BARIUM ION; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; MEFENAMIC ACID; NIFEDIPINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STEADY STATE; SWINE; URETHRA;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; FEMALE; MEFENAMIC ACID; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; SWINE; URETHRA;

EID: 17844408142     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706051     Document Type: Article

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