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Therapeutic Application of Calcium Antagonists in Gastroenterology

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Calcium Antagonists

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As a gastroenterologist and a clinician, I look after patients who may benefit from therapy with calcium channel blockers. I would like to share with you some of the experiences we have had over the last few years, which may provide some insight into the clinical role these agents currently have in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and also allow for some speculation about future directions.

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  1. Health Science Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, USA

    R. McCallum

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  1. Laboratory of Pharmacology, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

    T. Godfraind

  2. Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    R. Paoletti  & S. Govoni  & 

  3. Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Baylor Institute of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

    P. M. Vanhoutte

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McCallum, R. (1993). Therapeutic Application of Calcium Antagonists in Gastroenterology. In: Godfraind, T., Paoletti, R., Govoni, S., Vanhoutte, P.M. (eds) Calcium Antagonists. Medical Science Symposia Series, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1725-8_44

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