"Ouabain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A cardioactive glycoside consisting of rhamnose and ouabagenin, obtained from the seeds of Strophanthus gratus and other plants of the Apocynaceae; used like DIGITALIS. It is commonly used in cell biological studies as an inhibitor of the NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE.
| Descriptor ID |
D010042
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.155.580.130.750.600 D09.408.180.810.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Ouabain- Ouabain
- G-Strophanthin
- G Strophanthin
- Acocantherin
- Acolongifloroside K
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ouabain" by people in Profiles.
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Novel receptors for ouabain: studies in adrenocortical cells and membranes. Hypertension. 2002 Feb; 39(2 Pt 2):536-42.
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Effects of BRB-I-28, a novel antiarrhythmic agent, and its derivatives on cardiac Na+,K(+)-ATPase, Mg(2+)-ATPase activities and contractile force. Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1992 Oct; 78(1):3-16.
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Permeability characteristics of deoxygenated sickle cells. Blood. 1990 Nov 15; 76(10):2139-45.
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Contractile and electrophysiological responses to progressive digitalis toxicity. Cardiovasc Res. 1975 Jan; 9(1):65-72.
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The differential effects of ouabain on sinus, A-V nodal, His bundle, and idioventricular rhythms. Am Heart J. 1971 Feb; 81(2):227-35.
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Electrophysiological effects of direct current countershock before and after ouabain sensitization and after diphenylhydantoin desensitization in the dog. Circ Res. 1968 May; 22(5):615-23.
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Effect of diphenylhydantoin sodium (dilantin) on myocardial A-V potassium difference. Am J Physiol. 1968 Apr; 214(4):880-4.
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Diphenylhydantoin prevention of arrhythmias in the digitalis-sensitized dog after direct-current cardioversion. Circulation. 1968 Mar; 37(3):424-8.