Aging Reduces L-Type Calcium Channel Current and the Vasodilatory Response of Small Mesenteric Arteries to Calcium Channel Blockers

Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are widely used to treat cardiovascular disease (CVD) including hypertension. As aging is an independent risk factor for CVD, the use of CCBs increases with increasing age. Hence, this study was designed to evaluate the effect of aging on the sensitivity of small mese...

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Autores principales: Albarwani, Sulayma A., Mansour, Fathi, Khan, Abdul Aleem, Al-Lawati, Intisar, Al-Kaabi, Abdulla, Al-Busaidi, Al-Manar, Al-Hadhrami, Safa, Al-Husseini, Isehaq, Al-Siyabi, Sultan, Tanira, Musbah O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Materias:
Physiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27242545
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2016.00171

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