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MeSH Heading: Calcium Channel Blockers
Tree Number(s): D27.505.519.562.249; D27.505.696.260.500; D27.505.954.411.192
Unique ID: D002121
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002121
Scope Note: A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cellular membranes.
Entry Version: CA CHANNEL BLOCK
Entry Term(s): Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous; Calcium Blockaders, Exogenous; Calcium Channel Antagonist; Calcium Channel Antagonists; Calcium Channel Blocker; Calcium Channel Blocking Drug; Calcium Channel Blocking Drugs; Calcium Inhibitors, Exogenous; Channel Blockers, Calcium; Exogenous Calcium Antagonists; Exogenous Calcium Blockader; Exogenous Calcium Blockaders; Exogenous Calcium Inhibitor; Exogenous Calcium Inhibitors
Registry Number: 0
NLM Classification #: QV 151
Previous Indexing: Calcium (1966-1967) /antagonists & inhibitors (1968-1981); Ion Channels (1979-1981)
See Also: Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Antihypertensive Agents; Vasodilator Agents
Public MeSH Note: 83; was CALCIUM ANTAGONISTS, EXOGENOUS 1982
Online Note: use CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS to search CALCIUM ANTAGONISTS, EXOGENOUS 1982
History Note: 83; was CALCIUM ANTAGONISTS, EXOGENOUS 1982
Date Established: 1982/01/01
Date of Entry: 1981/05/12
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0003165
Registry Number: 0
Scope Note: A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cellular membranes.
Terms: Calcium Channel Blockers Preferred Term
Term UI T006046
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1982); Calcium Channel Blocking Drug
Term UI T000998103
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Channel Blockers, Calcium
Term UI T006045
Date05/18/1982
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Calcium Channel Antagonists
Term UI T848479
Date08/28/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Calcium Channel Blocking Drugs
Term UI T006049
Date10/24/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Calcium Channel Antagonist
Term UI T000998102
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Calcium Channel Blocker
Term UI T000996320
Date11/14/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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