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Calcium Channel Blockers

Known as: Blockers, Calcium Channel, Channel Blockers, Calcium, CCB 
A pharmaceutical agent that inhibits the movement of calcium across through calcium channels in the cell membrane, preventing or decreasing the… 
National Institutes of Health

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10 ML Nicardipine hydrochloride 2.5 MG/ML Injection12 HR Nicardipine hydrochloride 45 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule24 HR Diltiazem Hydrochloride 240 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule [Cardizem]24 HR Diltiazem Hydrochloride 240 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule [Tiazac]
Anti-Arrhythmia AgentsCalcium Channel Antagonists [MoA]Diltiazem HydrochlorideIn Blood

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ion channel blocker

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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Luteinizing hormone-induced intracellular calcium mobilization in granulosa cells: comparison with forskolin and 8-bromo-adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate.
Digitonin-permeabilized avian granulosa cells were used as a model to study the effects of LH, 8-bromo-cAMP (8-Br-cAMP), and… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Suppression of Atherosclerosis in Cholesterol‐Fed Rabbits by Diltiazem Injection
The effects of diltiazem, a calcium antagonist, on the development of atherosclerosis were studied in Japanese white rabbits. The… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Computerized tomography and prognosis in early aneurysm surgery.
A study of computerized tomography (CT) scans was performed in a consecutive series of 100 patients with ruptured saccular… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
No Effect of Nifedipine on Atherogenesis in Cholesterol‐Fed Rabbits
It was recently reported that the calcium antagonist nifedipine suppresses aortic cholesterol accumulation in cholesterol-fed… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Calcium entry blocking drugs, 'calcium antagonists' and vascular smooth muscle function.
The group of drugs known as "calcium antagonists' is under extensive investigation in experimental animals and man and a re… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Binding of a calcium antagonist, [3H]nitrendipine, to high affinity sites in bovine aortic smooth muscle and canine cardiac membranes.
[(3)H]Nitrendipine, a potent calcium channel antagonist [3-ethyl-5-methyl-1-1,4-dihydro-2,6 - dimethyl - 4 - (3 - nitrophenyl… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Effects of PY 108–068, a New Calcium Antagonist, on General Hemodynamics and Regional Blood Flow in Anesthetized Cats: A Comparison with Nifedipine
The hemodynamic effects of PY 108–068 (PY), a new benzoxadiazolyle dihydropyridine derivative with calcium antagonistic effects… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Autoradiographic method for measuring the ischemic myocardium at risk: effects of verapamil on infarct size aftr experimental coronary artery occlusion.
Investigation of the efficacy of pharmacologic agents affecting myocardial infarct size after coronary artery occlusion is… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Calcium antagonists and hormone release. II. Effects of verapamil on basal, gonadotropin-releasing hormone- and thyrotropin-releasing hormone-induced pituitary hormone release in normal subjects.
Although it has been well established that Ca2+ plays an essential role in the release of several hormones, very little is known… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Changes in cardiac mechanics and coronary blood flow of regionally ischemic porcine myocardium induced by diltiazem.
The effect of diltiazem on the relationship between myocardial blood flow and regional myocardial mechanical performance was…