Calcium Channel Blockers /
The main effect of calcium channel blockers is the blockade of calcium entry into cells through voltage operated calcium channels. This volume gives a comprehensive overview of the different classes of CCBs and their various effects. It covers historical development, pharmacology, clinical aspects,...
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| Language: | English |
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Basel :
Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint : Birkhäuser,
2004.
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| Series: | Milestones in drug therapy.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Historical perspective: from early steps on calcium research to the identification of calcium antagonist prototypes and of the signaling functions of Ca2+
- Calcium channel blockers and calcium channels
- The action of calcium antagonists on Ca2+ movements in isolated vessels
- The tissue selectivity of calcium antagonists
- Acute haemodynamic effects of calcium channel blockers
- Calcium channels and regulation of vascular tone in hypertension
- Long-term effects of calcium antagonists
- Blood-pressure independent effects of calcium antagonists
- From early clinical studies to randomized controlled clinical trials
- Beyond the cardiovascular system
- Index.