The inhibitory effect of nilvadipine on calcium channels in retinal Ganglion cells in goldfish

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 455-459

  Sasaki, Tsugihisa ^a   Nakatani, Yuusuke ^a   Sugiyama, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL P TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL Q TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL R TYPE; NIFEDIPINE; NILVADIPINE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GOLDFISH; NIFEDIPINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 33846186025     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2006.22.455     Document Type: Article

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