Calcium Channel Blockers

"Calcium Channel Blockers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cellular membranes.

Descriptor ID	D002121
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.519.562.249 D27.505.954.411.192
Concept/Terms	Calcium Channel Blockers Calcium Channel Blockers Blockers, Calcium Channel Channel Blockers, Calcium Calcium Channel Antagonists Antagonists, Calcium Channel Calcium Channel Blocking Drugs Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous Antagonists, Exogenous Calcium Exogenous Calcium Inhibitors Exogenous Calcium Antagonists Exogenous Calcium Blockaders Calcium Blockaders, Exogenous Calcium Inhibitors, Exogenous

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Calcium Channel Blockers".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action [D27.505.519]
Membrane Transport Modulators [D27.505.519.562]
Calcium Channel Blockers [D27.505.519.562.249]
Therapeutic Uses [D27.505.954]
Cardiovascular Agents [D27.505.954.411]
Calcium Channel Blockers [D27.505.954.411.192]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Calcium Channel Blockers".

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