"Calcium Channel Blockers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cellular membranes.
| Descriptor ID |
D002121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.519.562.249 D27.505.954.411.192
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| Concept/Terms |
Calcium Channel Blockers- Calcium Channel Blockers
- Blockers, Calcium Channel
- Channel Blockers, Calcium
- Calcium Channel Antagonists
- Antagonists, Calcium Channel
- Calcium Channel Blocking Drugs
Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous- Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous
- Antagonists, Exogenous Calcium
- Exogenous Calcium Inhibitors
- Exogenous Calcium Antagonists
- Exogenous Calcium Blockaders
- Calcium Blockaders, Exogenous
- Calcium Inhibitors, Exogenous
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Calcium Channel Blockers" by people in Profiles.
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What is the Best Agent for Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response? J Emerg Med. 2022 Sep; 63(3):467-476.
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Comparison of Tamsulosin, Nifedipine, and Placebo for Ureteric Colic. CJEM. 2017 Mar; 19(2):156-158.
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Intact Heart Loose Patch Photolysis Reveals Ionic Current Kinetics During Ventricular Action Potentials. Circ Res. 2016 Jan 22; 118(2):203-15.
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Effect of fendiline on the maintenance and expression of methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference in Sprague-Dawley rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2014 May; 231(9):2019-29.
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Ca sparks do not explain all ryanodine receptor-mediated SR Ca leak in mouse ventricular myocytes. Biophys J. 2010 May 19; 98(10):2111-20.
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Repeated cocaine administration increases voltage-sensitive calcium currents in response to membrane depolarization in medial prefrontal cortex pyramidal neurons. J Neurosci. 2005 Apr 06; 25(14):3674-9.
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Dopamine D2 receptor-activated Ca2+ signaling modulates voltage-sensitive sodium currents in rat nucleus accumbens neurons. J Neurophysiol. 2005 Mar; 93(3):1406-17.
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Mechanisms that turn-off intracellular calcium release channels. Front Biosci. 2003 Jan 01; 8:d46-54.
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Ventricular relaxation in the stage 24 chick embryo following changes in volume and blockade of Na+ and Ca2+ channels. Cardiovasc Res. 1996 Feb; 31 Spec No:E139-44.
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A damped oscillation in the intramembranous charge movement and calcium release flux of frog skeletal muscle fibers. J Gen Physiol. 1994 Sep; 104(3):449-76.