Effects of almitrine bismesylate on the ionic currents of chemoreceptor cells from the carotid body

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 330-339

  Lopez Lopez J R ^a   Perez Garcia M T ^a   Canet, E ^b   Gonzalez, C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALMITRINE DIMESILATE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAROTID BODY; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ION CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT;

EID: 2642643785     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.53.2.330     Document Type: Article

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