Sodium Channel Blockers
"Sodium Channel Blockers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A class of drugs that act by inhibition of sodium influx through cell membranes. Blockade of sodium channels slows the rate and amplitude of initial rapid depolarization, reduces cell excitability, and reduces conduction velocity.
| Descriptor ID |
D026941
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.519.562.750 D27.505.954.411.720
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| Concept/Terms |
Sodium Channel Blockers- Sodium Channel Blockers
- Sodium Channel Inhibitors
- Channel Inhibitors, Sodium
- Inhibitors, Sodium Channel
- Channel Blockers, Sodium
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sodium Channel Blockers" by people in Profiles.
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Park TJ, Shin SY, Suh BC, Suh EK, Lee IS, Kim YS, Kim KT. Differential inhibition of catecholamine secretion by amitriptyline through blockage of nicotinic receptors, sodium channels, and calcium channels in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. Synapse. 1998 Jul; 29(3):248-56.