Abstract
Directly acting vasodilator drugs relax vascular smooth muscle by interference with the cellular process of excitation-contraction coupling. Although pharmacological antagonists, mostly of the competitive type, such as α-adrenoceptor blockers, conform with this definition, they are usually not included in the group of vasodilators.
Supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, SFB 90 (Kardiovasculäres System) Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany
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Kreye, V.A.W. (1983). Cellular Mechanism of Action of Directly Acting Vasodilator Drugs. In: Just, H., Bussmann, WD. (eds) Vasodilators in Chronic Heart Failure. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68605-4_8
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