Effects of Midazolam on Intracellular Calcium sup 2+ and Tension in Airway Smooth Muscles
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- 1 November 1995
- journal article
- laboratory investigation
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Anesthesiology
- Vol. 83 (5), 1009-1020
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199511000-00015
Abstract
Background It has been demonstrated that a group of minor tranquilizers, benzodiazepines, are able to relax airway smooth muscles. To determine the underlying mechanisms of this phenomenon, the effects of midazolam on the intracellular Calcium2+ concentration ([Calcium2+]i) and tension in airway smooth muscles were investigated.Keywords
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