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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
:
administration & dosage
adverse effects
analysis
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemistry
classification
chemical synthesis
contraindications
diagnostic use
economics
history
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
pharmacology
pharmacokinetics
poisoning
radiation effects
supply & distribution
standards
toxicity
therapeutic use
urine
Record Number:
23177
Unique Identifier:
D002121
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