"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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nimodipine" by people in Profiles.
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Increases in endothelial Ca(2+) activate K(Ca) channels and elicit EDHF-type arteriolar dilation via gap junctions. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2002 May; 282(5):H1760-7.