Action of the Calcium Antagonists Cocaine and Ethanol on Contraction and Potassium Efflux of Smooth Muscle

Isolated longitudinal smooth muscle from guinea pig ileum exposed to a high potassium depolarizing medium exhibited a sustained increase in muscle tone and an increase in potassium efflux. When the concentration of calcium ion in the medium was elevated the increase in muscle tone was enhanced, but...

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Main Authors: Hurwitz, Leon, Battle, Frank, Weiss, George B.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1962
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2195258/