Calcium Channel Agonists

Synonyms

Activators, Calcium Channel

Agonist, Calcium Channel

Agonists, Calcium Channel

Calcium Channel Activators

Calcium Channel Agonist

Calcium Channel Agonists, Exogenous

Channel Activators, Calcium

Channel Agonist, Calcium

Channel Agonists, Calcium

Exogenous Calcium Channel Agonists

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.