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Calcium Channel Agonists

Known as: Channel Agonists, Calcium, Channel Activators, Calcium, Agonists, Calcium Channel 
Agents that increase calcium influx into calcium channels of excitable tissues. This causes vasoconstriction in VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE and/or CARDIAC… 
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1-ethyl-2-benzimidazolinoneBay-K-8644CGP 28392Calcitriol
Calcium ChannelIn Bloodaspects of radiation effectschemical synthesis

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Cardiovascular AgentsVasoconstrictor Agents

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2002
2002
LowTemperature Signal Transduction : lnduction of Cold Acclimation-Specific Genes of Alfalfa by Calcium at 25 OC
  • F.S.
  • 2002
  • Corpus ID: 7266388
To study the role of calcium in cold acclimation, we examined the relationship between calcium influx and accumulation of… 
1997
1997
New inotropic concepts: rationale for and differences between calcium sensitizers and phosphodiesterase inhibitors.
Positive inotropic compounds may be harmful in the long-term treatment of chronic congestive heart failure because they may… 
1994
1994
Enhanced vascular responsiveness to Bay K 8644 in mineralocorticoid- and N-nitro arginine-induced hypertension.
The present study evaluates the response to the L-type voltage gated calcium channel agonist Bay K 8644 in two forms of… 
1987
1987
Crystal structure of a 1,4-dihydropyridine with enantiomers showing opposite effects on calcium channels: structural features of calcium channel agonists and antagonists.
The structure of the calcium channel modulator isopropyl 4-(2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro- 3… 
1986
1986
Effects of a calcium channel agonist on renin release from perfused rat kidneys.
The effects of a calcium channel agonist, BAY K-8644, on renin release and renal function were examined in perfused rat kidneys… 
1986
1986
Effects of Intracoronary Bay k 8644, a Calcium Channel Agonist, in Anesthetized Dogs
Bay k 8644, a new dihydropyridine calcium channel activator has been shown to have positive inotropic and vasoconstrictor… 
1985
1985
Calcium channel agonist BAY k8644 enhances anterior pituitary secretion in rat and monkey.
A calcium channel agonist BAY k8644 was applied to anterior pituitary (AP) cells in vitro. BAY k8644 (0.1-10 microM) stimulated… 
1985
1985
Inotropic Effect, Binding Properties, and Calcium Flux Effects of the Calcium Channel Agonist CGP 28392 in Intact Cultured Embryonic Chick Ventricular Cells
CGP 28392 is a recently described dihydropyridine derivative with positive inotropic properties. To study the mechanism of action… 
1985
1985
The calcium channel agonist, Bay K-8644, antagonizes effects of diacetyl monoxime on cardiac tissues.
Effects of a novel slow channel activator, Bay K-8644 (Bay K), were studied on slow action potential (APs) in young and old… 
1984
1984
Specific high affinity binding of the calcium channel antagonist, [3H]nitrendipine, to rat liver microsomes.
Some key properties of the binding of [3H]nitrendipine, an analogue of the 1,4-dihydropyridine, nifedipine, to a plasma membrane…