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Descriptor
English
:
Calcium Channel Blockers
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Bloqueadores de los Canales de Calcio
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Bloqueadores dos Canais de Cálcio
Synonyms
English
:
Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous
Calcium Blockaders, Exogenous
Calcium Inhibitors, Exogenous
Channel Blockers, Calcium
Tree Number:
D27.505.519.562.249
D27.505.954.411.192
Definition
English
:
A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of
calcium
influx through cell
membranes
or on the release and binding of
calcium
in intracellular pools. Since they are inducers of vascular and other smooth
muscle relaxation
, they are used in the
drug therapy
of
hypertension
and cerebrovascular spasms, as myocardial
protective agents
, and in the
relaxation
of uterine spasms.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
vasodilators; D25-26 qualif; DF: CA CHANNEL BLOCK
See Related
English
:
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Antihypertensive Agents
Vasodilator Agents
History Note
English
:
83; was CALCIUM ANTAGONISTS, EXOGENOUS 1982
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AN
analysis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DU
diagnostic use
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
23177
Unique Identifier:
D002121
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