- Concept UI
- M0003163
- Registry Numbers
- 0
- Scope Note
- Agents that increase calcium influx into calcium channels of excitable tissues. This causes vasoconstriction in VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE and/or CARDIAC MUSCLE cells as well as stimulation of insulin release from pancreatic islets. Therefore, tissue-selective calcium agonists have the potential to combat cardiac failure and endocrinological disorders. They have been used primarily in experimental studies in cell and tissue culture.
- Terms
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Calcium Channel Agonists
Preferred Term
Term UI
T006038
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1988)
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Calcium Channel Activators
Term UI
T006036
Date03/23/1987
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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Calcium Channel Agonist
Term UI
T006037
Date04/20/1994
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1995)