"Nimodipine" 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 blockader with preferential cerebrovascular activity. It has marked cerebrovascular dilating effects and lowers blood pressure.
| Descriptor ID |
D009553
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.203.570 D03.383.725.547.570
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nimodipine" by people in Profiles.
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Liu L, Rittenhouse AR. Arachidonic acid mediates muscarinic inhibition and enhancement of N-type Ca2+ current in sympathetic neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Jan 07; 100(1):295-300.
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Liu L, Barrett CF, Rittenhouse AR. Arachidonic acid both inhibits and enhances whole cell calcium currents in rat sympathetic neurons. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2001 May; 280(5):C1293-305.