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Calcium Channel Blockers |
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Calcium Channel Blocking Drugs Calcium Inhibitors, Exogenous |
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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. (source : MSH) |
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http://doe-generated-ontology.com/OntoAD#C0006684 |
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Calcium Channel Blocking Drugs Inhibiteurs des canaux calciques exogènes Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous Bloqueurs des canaux du calcium Calcium Blockaders, Exogenous Inhibiteurs des canaux calcium Calcium channel blocking agent CA INHIB EXOGENOUS calcium antagonists calcium antagonist Calcium blocking drug CA ANTAG EXOGENOUS CA BLOCK EXOGENOUS Antagonistes calciques exogènes Inhibiteurs des canaux du calcium Bloqueurs des canaux calcium Bloqueurs des canaux calciques exogènes inhibiteur calcique Inhibiteurs calciques Calcium channel blocker Antagonistes calciques CA CHANNEL BLOCK Calcium Inhibitors, Exogenous |
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| definition |
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. (source : MSH) |
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CalciumChannelBlockers InhibiteursDesCanauxCalciques |
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OntoAD:C0006684 |
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Calcium Channel Blockers Inhibiteurs des canaux calciques |
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