"Nitrendipine" 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 calcium channel blocker with marked vasodilator action. It is an effective antihypertensive agent and differs from other calcium channel blockers in that it does not reduce glomerular filtration rate and is mildly natriuretic, rather than sodium retentive.
| Descriptor ID |
D009568
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.203.590
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nitrendipine" by people in Profiles.
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Dihydropyridine-sensitive skeletal muscle Ca channels in polarized planar bilayers. 1. Kinetics and voltage dependence of gating. Biophys J. 1991 Oct; 60(4):890-901.
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Block of contracture in skinned frog skeletal muscle fibers by calcium antagonists. J Gen Physiol. 1989 Mar; 93(3):429-49.