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Cardiotonic Agents

Known as: Cardioprotective Agent, cardiac stimulant, Myocardial Stimulants 
Agents that have a strengthening effect on the heart or that can increase cardiac output. They may be CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; or other… 
National Institutes of Health

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Cardiovascular AgentsPharmaceutical Preparations
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Ouabain Is a Potent Promoter of Growth and Activator of ERK1/2 in Ouabain-resistant Rat Renal Epithelial Cells*
Endogenous cardiotonic steroids (ECS) are putative ligands of the inhibitory binding site of the membrane sodium pump (Na+, K… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Mammalian Bufadienolide Is Synthesized From Cholesterol in the Adrenal Cortex by a Pathway That Is Independent of Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage
An increasing body of evidence suggests that an endogenous mammalian bufadienolide (BD) may be involved in the regulation of Na… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Suppression of mitogenesis and regulation of cell cycle traverse by resveratrol in cultured smooth muscle cells.
Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene), a natural product derived from grapes, has been reported to exert a plethora of… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
The effects of various drugs on the myocardial inotropic response.
Review
1995
Review
1995
Clinical Pharmacology of Estrogens: Cardiovascular Actions and Cardioprotective Benefits of Replacement Therapy in Postmenopausal Women
The use of estrogens in postmenopausal women has been the subject of much controversy regarding hormone formulation, dosage, use… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Cardiotonic action of plumbagin on guinea-pig papillary muscle.
Plumbagin, an active principle from Plumbaginaceous plants, produced a triphasic inotropic response (first positive, second… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Bufalin as a potent inducer of differentiation of human myeloid leukemia cells.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Two classes of ouabain receptors in chick ventricular cardiac cells and their relation to (Na+,K+)-ATPase inhibition, intracellular Na+ accumulation, Ca2+ influx, and cardiotonic effect.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Endogenous digitalis-like activity in the plasma of the toad Bufo marinus
CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES derived from plants have a major role in the pharmacotherapy of cardiac disease, and, because they bind to and… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
On the reversibility of binding of cardiotonic steroids to a partially purified (Na+K)-activated adenosinetriphosphatase from beef brain.
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