 Nifedipine
"Nifedipine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A potent vasodilator agent with calcium antagonistic action. It is a useful anti-anginal agent that also lowers blood pressure.
| Descriptor ID |
D009543
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.203.540
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| Concept/Terms |
Cordipin- Cordipin
- KRKA Brand of Nifedipine
- Nifedipine KRKA Brand
- Cordipine
Corinfar- Corinfar
- Korinfar
- AWD Pharma Brand of Nifedipine
Nifangin- Nifangin
- Orion Brand of Nifedipine
- Nifedipine Orion Brand
Procardia- Procardia
- Pfizer Brand of Nifedipine
- Nifedipine Pfizer Brand
Vascard- Vascard
- Adcock Ingram Brand of Nifedipine
Adalat- Adalat
- Bayer Brand of Nifedipine
- Nifedipine Bayer Brand
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| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1985 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nifedipine" by people in Profiles.
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Wisgirda ME, Dryer SE. Functional dependence of Ca(2+)-activated K+ current on L- and N-type Ca2+ channels: differences between chicken sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons suggest different regulatory mechanisms. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Mar 29; 91(7):2858-62.
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Dryer SE, Dourado MM, Wisgirda ME. Properties of Ca2+ currents in acutely dissociated neurons of the chick ciliary ganglion: inhibition by somatostatin-14 and somatostatin-28. Neuroscience. 1991; 44(3):663-72.
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Jandhyala BS. Studies on the effects of felodipine on the vascular resistance and reactivity in pentobarbital anesthetized dogs. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 1985 Jun; 329(4):398-403.
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Jandhyala BS, Hom G, Kivlighn SD. Studies on the role of intracellular sodium and calcium in the centrally mediated pressor effects of CSF [Na+], ouabain and angiotensin II in anesthetized dogs. Clin Exp Hypertens A. 1985; 7(5-6):793-807.
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Jandhyala BS, Hom G, Kivlighn S. Studies on the role of intracellular sodium and calcium in the central regulation of arterial pressure. Klin Wochenschr. 1985; 63 Suppl 3:26-9.
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Peter EJ, Steenberg ML, Lokhandwala MF, Jandhyala BS, Eikenburg DC. Influence of felodipine and verapamil on the sympathetic transmitter release and on the pre- and post-junctional effects of exogenous noradrenaline in the perfused rat kidney. Drugs. 1985; 29 Suppl 2:198-204.
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Peter EJ, Eikenburg DC, Lokhandwala MF. Influence of the autonomic nervous system in the hypotensive action of calcium antagonists in rats. Proc West Pharmacol Soc. 1983; 26:329-31.
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