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Calcium Channel Agonists MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Calcium Channel Agonists
Tree Number(s)
D27.505.519.562.124
D27.505.696.260.250
D27.505.954.411.793.205
Unique ID
D002120
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002120
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.
Entry Version
CALCIUM CHANNEL AG
Entry Term(s)
Calcium Channel Activators
Calcium Channel Agonist
Calcium Channel Agonists, Exogenous
Exogenous Calcium Channel Agonists
Previous Indexing
Calcium/metab (1966-1987)
Ion Channels (1979-1987)
Public MeSH Note
88
History Note
88
Entry Combination
antagonists & inhibitors:Calcium Channel Blockers
Date Established
1988/01/01
Date of Entry
1987/03/23
Revision Date
2018/05/22
Calcium Channel Agonists Preferred
Exogenous Calcium Channel Agonists Narrower
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