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Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action > Membrane Transport Modulators > Sodium Channel Blockers
Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Therapeutic Uses > Cardiovascular Agents > Sodium Channel Blockers

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Sodium Channel Blockers  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Blocker, Sodium Channel
  • Channel Blocker, Sodium
  • Channel Blockers, Sodium
  • Channel Inhibitor, Sodium
  • Channel Inhibitors, Sodium
  • Inhibitor, Sodium Channel
  • Inhibitors, Sodium Channel
  • Sodium Channel Blocker
  • Sodium Channel Inhibitor
  • Sodium Channel Inhibitors

Note

  • coordinate with DIURETICS if pertinent

Scope note

  • A class of drugs that act by inhibition of sodium influx through cell membranes. Blockade of sodium channels slows the rate and amplitude of initial rapid depolarization, reduces cell excitability, and reduces conduction velocity.

History note

  • 2002

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D026941

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